Finding the right balance in access management, strategies for implementing least privileged access, automating access calibration, challenges of managing access in a high-scale environment, and improving accessibility in identity and access management.
Finding the right balance in access management involves maintaining a 'sweet spot' between loose and tight controls.
Automation and personalization are crucial in access management, but AI may not be fully reliable for gatekeeping access.
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Finding the Sweet Spot in Access Management
The podcast episode explores the challenge organizations face in finding the right balance in access management. They discuss the importance of keeping access management in a 'sweet spot' between being too loose and too tight. Several guests share their strategies, including a three-tiered access strategy, utilizing SSO for most systems, and implementing MFA for external access. The episode emphasizes the difficulty of maintaining the right access over time and highlights the need to balance authorization and limiting access internally.
Challenges in Individual Access Management
The episode delves into the problems organizations face in managing individual access. It acknowledges that while implementing security measures like SSO, U2F, and passwordless authentication are crucial, they don't fully address the challenge of determining what specific individuals should have access to over time. The guests discuss the importance of conducting user access reviews, optimizing entitlements, and streamlining roles and role-based access. They also touch on the difficulties that can arise during this process, including confusion and disruption of business processes.
Automation and Personalization in Access Management
The podcast highlights the significance of automation and personalization in access management. The guests emphasize the need to automate the provisioning and deprovisioning of access to reduce friction for users. They discuss using AI for identifying unusual access patterns and justifying access decisions. However, they note that while AI has potential, it may not be fully reliable for gatekeeping access. Additionally, the episode touches on the importance of considering accessibility issues and accommodating individuals with different abilities when designing access management systems.
All links and images for this episode can be found on CISO Series.
What are we doing to improve access management? Make it too loose and it's the number one way organizations get breached. Put on too many controls and now you've got irritated users just trying to do their job. How does each organization find their sweet spot?
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In this episode:
What is the one most significant action you’ve taken to improve access management?
What are we doing to improve access management?
What is the correct balance between too many controls and not enough?
How does each organization find their sweet spot?
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