Courion Corporation

IAM Priority Remains Strong for Surveyed

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There have been a number of indicators in the past few weeks which suggest the market for automated identity and access management (IAM) solutions will continue to see solid growth.

Industry expert and Network World columnist Dave Kearns recently reported on the results of a survey fielded at The Experts Conference this Spring, which found that:

1. User provisioning and de-provisioning, and compliance reporting were the second and third toughest challenges facing the 240 IT managers surveyed
2. Getting better tools and automation was at the top of the respondents' wish lists for the third year in a row.

Dave rightly points out that:  "It's been more than 10 years since the first provisioning applications/services were introduced and yet it's still presenting problems to IT departments. Admittedly, there's more to provision these days what with outsourced services and cloud-based apps." 

Additionally, a recent Deloitte & Touche survey of life sciences and healthcare organizations found that identity and access management is a top operational imperative and a core enabler of enterprise applications as access to information and data is a growing need.

Finally, Courion's own June survey found that of the 59% of companies that have some form of automated tools in place (commercial or homegrown) for provisioning and de-provisioning employee access,  they are still only covering a fraction of their systems and resources, making the continued opportunity to increase business value very compelling.

Many organizations today think that implementing an integrated IAM solution is a daunting, risky, and time-consuming process, and therefore hesitate to ensure that their access controls are appropriate for the business.  The truth is that today, the right access assurance strategy can be implemented quickly, cost effectively, and in stages that will minimize upfront investment and maximize short-term returns.  Getting quick wins under your belt can help validate your longer term security and compliance strategy. 

So, is your organization being protected from sensitive data breaches caused by inappropriate access?  If "no", then you're not alone, but that shouldn't be a welcome feeling.