Material de apoyo en la presentación: Un replanteamiento masivo de la seguridad.
Mejores prácticas para el aseguramiento de identidades
Charla por Centrify, del Ing. Alvaro Ucrós en desayuno organizado por UCenfotec
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security StudyScalar Decisions
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, published February 2016. The full report can be downloaded at: scalar.ca/security-study-2016/
Overcoming Hidden Risks in a Shared Security ModelOnRamp
Risk management, compliance, and security are a shared burden between your organization and your vendors. Standards such as NIST (Publication 500-292) and regulations like HIPAA and PCI-DSS provide considerations for compliance and security but do not account for the nuances of your unique business or your infrastructure. Guidelines are written as though one party is responsible for compliance and security, but you rely on multiple vendors. Outsourcing can lead to ambiguous delegation of compliance responsibilities, lack of data governance and security practices, and difficulty in achieving data protection—ultimately risking non-compliance and leaving your infrastructure vulnerable.
Join our expert panel as they share insights into closing the gap on who’s responsible for what in data security and best practices for improving your security posture.
Takeaways:
Who owns the responsibility of compliance and security?
How to find and mitigate hidden risks in a 3rd party ecosystem
How to map your requirements to owners, policies, and controls
Expert recommendations for PCI, HIPAA, FERPA, FISMA and more.
Managing Cyber Risk: Are Companies Safeguarding Their Assets?EMC
This white paper summarizes the results of a survey done by RSA, NYSE Governance Series, and Corporate Board Member, in association with Ernst & Young, with 200 audit committee members responding on a variety of issues regarding their cyber risk oversight program.
White paper cyber risk appetite defining and understanding risk in the moder...balejandre
Managing risk is a balancing act for organizations of all sizes and disciplines. While some organizations take on too much risk, others arguably do not take on enough. Complicating this equation is the emergence of cyber as one of the most impactful sources of risk in the modern enterprise
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security StudyScalar Decisions
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, published February 2016. The full report can be downloaded at: scalar.ca/security-study-2016/
Overcoming Hidden Risks in a Shared Security ModelOnRamp
Risk management, compliance, and security are a shared burden between your organization and your vendors. Standards such as NIST (Publication 500-292) and regulations like HIPAA and PCI-DSS provide considerations for compliance and security but do not account for the nuances of your unique business or your infrastructure. Guidelines are written as though one party is responsible for compliance and security, but you rely on multiple vendors. Outsourcing can lead to ambiguous delegation of compliance responsibilities, lack of data governance and security practices, and difficulty in achieving data protection—ultimately risking non-compliance and leaving your infrastructure vulnerable.
Join our expert panel as they share insights into closing the gap on who’s responsible for what in data security and best practices for improving your security posture.
Takeaways:
Who owns the responsibility of compliance and security?
How to find and mitigate hidden risks in a 3rd party ecosystem
How to map your requirements to owners, policies, and controls
Expert recommendations for PCI, HIPAA, FERPA, FISMA and more.
Managing Cyber Risk: Are Companies Safeguarding Their Assets?EMC
This white paper summarizes the results of a survey done by RSA, NYSE Governance Series, and Corporate Board Member, in association with Ernst & Young, with 200 audit committee members responding on a variety of issues regarding their cyber risk oversight program.
White paper cyber risk appetite defining and understanding risk in the moder...balejandre
Managing risk is a balancing act for organizations of all sizes and disciplines. While some organizations take on too much risk, others arguably do not take on enough. Complicating this equation is the emergence of cyber as one of the most impactful sources of risk in the modern enterprise
Top Solutions and Tools to Prevent Devastating Malware White PaperNetIQ
Custom malware frequently goes undetected. According to Forrester Research, the best way to reduce risk of breach is to deploy file integrity monitoring (FIM) tools that provide immediate alerts.
SANS 2013 Report on Critical Security Controls Survey: Moving From Awareness ...FireEye, Inc.
The law of unintended consequences strikes again. In an effort to address security risks in enterprise IT systems and the critical data in them, numerous security standards and requirement frameworks have emerged over the years. But most of these efforts have had the opposite effect — diverting organizations’ limited resources away from actual cyber defense toward reports and compliance.
Recognizing this serious problem, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in 2008 launched Critical Security Controls (CSCs), a prioritized list of controls likely to have the greatest impact in protecting organizations from evolving real-world threats. This SANS Institute survey of nearly 700 IT professionals across a range of industries examines how well the CSCs are known in government and industry and how they are being used.
For the latest threat intelligence reports, visit https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/threat-intelligence-reports.html.
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe SecurityRahul Tyagi
Traditional methods are certainly limited in
their capabilities and this is easily proven by
the multitude of breaches businesses were a
victim of, across the globe. The 2020 Q3 Data
Breach QuickView Report revealed that the
number of records exposed in 2020 has
increased to 36 billion globally. The report
stated that there were 2,953 publicly
reported breaches in the first three quarters
of 2020 itself! 2020 is already named the
“worst year on record” by the end of Q2 in
terms of the total number of records
exposed. With the growing sophistication of
cyber-attacks and global damages related
to cybercrime reaching $6 trillion by 2021, we
need a solution that simplifies
cybersecurity.
To know more about breach probability visit : www.safe.security
With malware attacks growing more sophisticated, swift, and dangerous by the day — and billions of dollars spent to combat them — surprisingly few organizations have a grip on the problem. Only 20 percent of security professionals surveyed by Information Security Media Group (ISMG) rated their incident response program “very effective.” Nearly two-thirds struggle to detect APTs, limiting their ability to defend today’s most pernicious threats. In addition, more than 60 percent struggle with the speed of detection, and more than 40 percent struggle with the accuracy of detection. Those shortcomings give attackers more time to steal data and embed their malware deeper into targeted systems. For the latest threat intelligence reports, visit https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/threat-intelligence-reports.html.
Perception Gaps in Cyber Resilience: What Are Your Blind Spots?Sarah Nirschl
Protecting enterprise systems against cyber threats is a strategic priority, yet only 42% of executives are confident they could recover without impacting their business from a cyber event. Find out the hidden risks of shadow IT, cloud and cyber insurance.
SANS 2013 Report: Digital Forensics and Incident Response Survey FireEye, Inc.
Cloud computing and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workplace policies are expanding the endpoints in IT infrastructures — and more complexity when it comes to investigating cyber attacks. The SANS 2013 Report on Digital Forensics and Incident Response Survey reveals some of the major difficulties that security professionals face in this new environment and how to better prepare for future investigations. Collecting responses from more than 450 security professionals across a range of industries and company sizes, the survey found that nearly 90 percent of respondents had conducted at least one forensics investigation within the last two years. But just 54 percent called their digital forensics capabilities “reasonably effective.” For the latest threat intelligence reports, visit https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/threat-intelligence-reports.html
Cyber Summit 2016: Insider Threat Indicators: Human BehaviourCybera Inc.
Serious threats to private and governmental organizations do not only come from the outside world, but also come from within. Some employees and contractors with legitimate access to buildings, networks, assets and information deliberately misuse their priviledged access to cause harm to their organization. What are the reasons behind their actions? Is it debts, greed, ideology, disgruntlement, or divided loyalty?
Regardless of their motivations or vulnerabilities, traitors have very similar types of personality and display a certain pattern of behaviours before committing an insider incident. As a prevention measure, it is vital that organizations and employees understand, recognize and detect the common indicators of insider threat. Would you recognize the signs?
Mario Vachon is an Insider Threat Security Specialist with the RCMP Departmental Security Branch.
As presented at this year's RSA Conference, a 2016 survey of critical infrastructure companies and officials demonstrates that this scenario could be reality. Jay and Julia will take you through the spine-chilling specifics of why the nation's critical infrastructure is at an ever increased risk of cyber attacks as hackers make them their prime target.
Cybersecurity - you are being targeted -Keyven Lewis, CMIT SOLUTIONSRandall Chase
cybersecurity - You Are Being Targeted
Business executive with high-level management and hands-on analytical skill sets and over 27 years of professional experience in technical solutions and service offering development and implementation, organizational strategies for efficiency, cost controls, and bottom-line profitability, multi-million dollar enterprise-wide client engagements, compliance with schedule, budget, and quality requirements, hiring and leadership of high-performance IT employees.
Keyven Lewis, CMIT SOLUTIONS- Cybersecurity - You Are Being Targeted.
An overview to help SMB owners understand the dynamics (exp. the who, the why, and the how) of cybersecurity as it relates to their business.
How Well is Your Organization Protecting its Real Crown Jewels - Identities?Hitachi ID Systems, Inc.
Can your security team detect and identify intruders before data disappears?
Are you confident that former employees and contractors no longer have access to your critical systems?
These are among the questions we set out to answer in the 2015 Privileged Access Management Study, and the responses help create an eye-opening information security agenda for 2016.
This study was designed to examine just how well organizations are protecting their true crown jewels – identities. In this report, you will receive survey results that explore:
• How organizations are best managing privileged identities;
• The true business impact of intrusions due to external/internal privileged users;
• Modern methods being employed to detect both accidental and malicious activity.
See more at: http://hitachi-id.com/documents/
The 2014 Report on the State of Data Backup for SMBs reveals key insights around data backup, security and recovery as a result of a survey conducted during the first quarter of 2014 by Carbonite, Inc. Discover the 5 key themes to improve your SMB’s data backup, security and recovery in 2014 and beyond!
How to measure your cybersecurity performanceAbhishek Sood
In order for organizations to stay competitive, they must always be improving. This too is true for their cybersecurity.
Being able to properly harvest and digest cybersecurity benchmarking information is critical for today’s CIOs. If you realize that your cybersecurity is not at the level it should be, evaluating it properly can help you raise appropriate resources to fix the issues.
Discover how to get the full picture of your organization's security performance compared to your peers. Learn why benchmarking is so critical for today's CIOs and how to clearly communicate benchmarking data to your board.
How to Establish a Cyber Security Readiness ProgramMatt Moneypenny
On August 23rd, Etactics, ABA Insurance Services, and Risk Compliance Group teamed up to host a free webinar – “How to Establish a Cyber Security Readiness Program”.
Each day, more users store confidential data in the cloud. According to Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading research and advisory company, the world will store 50 times the amount of confidential data in 2020 than they do now. This increase in usage has lead to an increase in cybercrime, that’s expected to cost $6 trillion in damages by 2021. But how do you stop all of this?
The three companies provided the insight necessary to those who attended to begin establishing a cyber security readiness program of their own.
2016 Scalar Security Study Executive Summarypatmisasi
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security Study. The study examines the cyber security readiness of Canadian organizations and the trends in dealing with growing cyber threats.
We surveyed 650+ IT and IT security practitioners in Canada , and found that organizations are experiencing an average of 40 cyber attacks per year and only 37% of organizations believe they are winning the cyber security war. We looked at average spend, cost of attacks, and technologies that are yielding the highest ROI. We also provide recommendations on how you can benchmark your own security posture and what you can do to improve.
Cybersecurity risk assessments help organizations identify.pdfTheWalkerGroup1
Cybersecurity risk assessments help organizations identify, manage and mitigate all forms of cyber risk. It is a critical component of any comprehensive data protection strategy.
Top Solutions and Tools to Prevent Devastating Malware White PaperNetIQ
Custom malware frequently goes undetected. According to Forrester Research, the best way to reduce risk of breach is to deploy file integrity monitoring (FIM) tools that provide immediate alerts.
SANS 2013 Report on Critical Security Controls Survey: Moving From Awareness ...FireEye, Inc.
The law of unintended consequences strikes again. In an effort to address security risks in enterprise IT systems and the critical data in them, numerous security standards and requirement frameworks have emerged over the years. But most of these efforts have had the opposite effect — diverting organizations’ limited resources away from actual cyber defense toward reports and compliance.
Recognizing this serious problem, the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in 2008 launched Critical Security Controls (CSCs), a prioritized list of controls likely to have the greatest impact in protecting organizations from evolving real-world threats. This SANS Institute survey of nearly 700 IT professionals across a range of industries examines how well the CSCs are known in government and industry and how they are being used.
For the latest threat intelligence reports, visit https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/threat-intelligence-reports.html.
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe SecurityRahul Tyagi
Traditional methods are certainly limited in
their capabilities and this is easily proven by
the multitude of breaches businesses were a
victim of, across the globe. The 2020 Q3 Data
Breach QuickView Report revealed that the
number of records exposed in 2020 has
increased to 36 billion globally. The report
stated that there were 2,953 publicly
reported breaches in the first three quarters
of 2020 itself! 2020 is already named the
“worst year on record” by the end of Q2 in
terms of the total number of records
exposed. With the growing sophistication of
cyber-attacks and global damages related
to cybercrime reaching $6 trillion by 2021, we
need a solution that simplifies
cybersecurity.
To know more about breach probability visit : www.safe.security
With malware attacks growing more sophisticated, swift, and dangerous by the day — and billions of dollars spent to combat them — surprisingly few organizations have a grip on the problem. Only 20 percent of security professionals surveyed by Information Security Media Group (ISMG) rated their incident response program “very effective.” Nearly two-thirds struggle to detect APTs, limiting their ability to defend today’s most pernicious threats. In addition, more than 60 percent struggle with the speed of detection, and more than 40 percent struggle with the accuracy of detection. Those shortcomings give attackers more time to steal data and embed their malware deeper into targeted systems. For the latest threat intelligence reports, visit https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/threat-intelligence-reports.html.
Perception Gaps in Cyber Resilience: What Are Your Blind Spots?Sarah Nirschl
Protecting enterprise systems against cyber threats is a strategic priority, yet only 42% of executives are confident they could recover without impacting their business from a cyber event. Find out the hidden risks of shadow IT, cloud and cyber insurance.
SANS 2013 Report: Digital Forensics and Incident Response Survey FireEye, Inc.
Cloud computing and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) workplace policies are expanding the endpoints in IT infrastructures — and more complexity when it comes to investigating cyber attacks. The SANS 2013 Report on Digital Forensics and Incident Response Survey reveals some of the major difficulties that security professionals face in this new environment and how to better prepare for future investigations. Collecting responses from more than 450 security professionals across a range of industries and company sizes, the survey found that nearly 90 percent of respondents had conducted at least one forensics investigation within the last two years. But just 54 percent called their digital forensics capabilities “reasonably effective.” For the latest threat intelligence reports, visit https://www.fireeye.com/current-threats/threat-intelligence-reports.html
Cyber Summit 2016: Insider Threat Indicators: Human BehaviourCybera Inc.
Serious threats to private and governmental organizations do not only come from the outside world, but also come from within. Some employees and contractors with legitimate access to buildings, networks, assets and information deliberately misuse their priviledged access to cause harm to their organization. What are the reasons behind their actions? Is it debts, greed, ideology, disgruntlement, or divided loyalty?
Regardless of their motivations or vulnerabilities, traitors have very similar types of personality and display a certain pattern of behaviours before committing an insider incident. As a prevention measure, it is vital that organizations and employees understand, recognize and detect the common indicators of insider threat. Would you recognize the signs?
Mario Vachon is an Insider Threat Security Specialist with the RCMP Departmental Security Branch.
As presented at this year's RSA Conference, a 2016 survey of critical infrastructure companies and officials demonstrates that this scenario could be reality. Jay and Julia will take you through the spine-chilling specifics of why the nation's critical infrastructure is at an ever increased risk of cyber attacks as hackers make them their prime target.
Cybersecurity - you are being targeted -Keyven Lewis, CMIT SOLUTIONSRandall Chase
cybersecurity - You Are Being Targeted
Business executive with high-level management and hands-on analytical skill sets and over 27 years of professional experience in technical solutions and service offering development and implementation, organizational strategies for efficiency, cost controls, and bottom-line profitability, multi-million dollar enterprise-wide client engagements, compliance with schedule, budget, and quality requirements, hiring and leadership of high-performance IT employees.
Keyven Lewis, CMIT SOLUTIONS- Cybersecurity - You Are Being Targeted.
An overview to help SMB owners understand the dynamics (exp. the who, the why, and the how) of cybersecurity as it relates to their business.
How Well is Your Organization Protecting its Real Crown Jewels - Identities?Hitachi ID Systems, Inc.
Can your security team detect and identify intruders before data disappears?
Are you confident that former employees and contractors no longer have access to your critical systems?
These are among the questions we set out to answer in the 2015 Privileged Access Management Study, and the responses help create an eye-opening information security agenda for 2016.
This study was designed to examine just how well organizations are protecting their true crown jewels – identities. In this report, you will receive survey results that explore:
• How organizations are best managing privileged identities;
• The true business impact of intrusions due to external/internal privileged users;
• Modern methods being employed to detect both accidental and malicious activity.
See more at: http://hitachi-id.com/documents/
The 2014 Report on the State of Data Backup for SMBs reveals key insights around data backup, security and recovery as a result of a survey conducted during the first quarter of 2014 by Carbonite, Inc. Discover the 5 key themes to improve your SMB’s data backup, security and recovery in 2014 and beyond!
How to measure your cybersecurity performanceAbhishek Sood
In order for organizations to stay competitive, they must always be improving. This too is true for their cybersecurity.
Being able to properly harvest and digest cybersecurity benchmarking information is critical for today’s CIOs. If you realize that your cybersecurity is not at the level it should be, evaluating it properly can help you raise appropriate resources to fix the issues.
Discover how to get the full picture of your organization's security performance compared to your peers. Learn why benchmarking is so critical for today's CIOs and how to clearly communicate benchmarking data to your board.
How to Establish a Cyber Security Readiness ProgramMatt Moneypenny
On August 23rd, Etactics, ABA Insurance Services, and Risk Compliance Group teamed up to host a free webinar – “How to Establish a Cyber Security Readiness Program”.
Each day, more users store confidential data in the cloud. According to Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading research and advisory company, the world will store 50 times the amount of confidential data in 2020 than they do now. This increase in usage has lead to an increase in cybercrime, that’s expected to cost $6 trillion in damages by 2021. But how do you stop all of this?
The three companies provided the insight necessary to those who attended to begin establishing a cyber security readiness program of their own.
2016 Scalar Security Study Executive Summarypatmisasi
Executive Summary of the 2016 Scalar Security Study. The study examines the cyber security readiness of Canadian organizations and the trends in dealing with growing cyber threats.
We surveyed 650+ IT and IT security practitioners in Canada , and found that organizations are experiencing an average of 40 cyber attacks per year and only 37% of organizations believe they are winning the cyber security war. We looked at average spend, cost of attacks, and technologies that are yielding the highest ROI. We also provide recommendations on how you can benchmark your own security posture and what you can do to improve.
Cybersecurity risk assessments help organizations identify.pdfTheWalkerGroup1
Cybersecurity risk assessments help organizations identify, manage and mitigate all forms of cyber risk. It is a critical component of any comprehensive data protection strategy.
Before the Breach: Using threat intelligence to stop attackers in their tracks- Mark - Fullbright
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To implement data-centric security, while simultaneously empowering your business to compete and win in today’s nano-second world, you need to understand your data flows and your business needs from your data. Begin by answering some important questions:
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What does your organization need from your data in order to extract the maximum business value and gain a competitive advantage?
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What opportunities might be leveraged by improving the security posture of the data?
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What risks exist based upon your current security posture? What would the impact of a data breach be on the organization? Be specific!
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Have you clearly defined which data (both structured and unstructured) residing across your extended enterprise is most important to your business? Where is it?
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What people, processes and technology are currently employed to protect your business sensitive information?
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Who in your organization requires access to data and for what specific purposes?
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What time constraints exist upon the organization that might affect the technical infrastructure?
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What must you do to comply with the myriad government and industry regulations relevant to your business?
Finally, ask yourself what a successful data-centric protection program should look like in your organization. What’s most appropriate for your organization?
The answers to these and other related questions would provide you with a clearer picture of your enterprise’s “data attack surface,” which in turn will provide you with a well-documented risk profile. By answering these questions and thinking holistically about where your data is, how it’s being used and by whom, you’ll be well positioned to design and implement a robust, business-enabling data-centric protection plan that is tailored to the unique requirements of your organization.
Mobile Security: 5 Steps to Mobile Risk ManagementDMIMarketing
Hundreds of companies, and the most demanding Federal agencies rely on DMI for Mobile Security services and solutions. And with more than 500,000 devices under management, we know how to do it right.
Now we’ve distilled 9 years of Mobile Security best practices into a white paper you can download. The paper lays out a smart, sensible approach to managing mobile risk without unnecessary cost and business disruption.
Please be our guest and check out the white paper. You’ll learn:
How to identify and protect against the threats that matter the most
What to do about “the hottest new technologies”
How to get the most protection for the least cost and disruption
The key differences and similarities between Mobile and traditional cybersecurity
- See more at: http://dminc.com/solutions/enterprise-mobility-services/mobilesecuritywp/#sthash.yTptNZRw.dpuf
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DISTINGUISHED
Analyze the origins and evolution of theories of related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning and intelligence.
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Clearly, concisely, and comprehensively analyzes the origins and evolution of theories related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning, and intelligence.
Explain how theories, principles, and evidence-based best practices of related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning and intelligence can be applied in professional practice.
14%
Evaluates theories, principles, and evidence-based best practices related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning, and intelligence and explains how they can be applied in professional practice.
Analyze how brain physiology or neuroscience is relevant to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning and intelligence.
13%
Makes clear assessment of what is known and what is not known about how brain physiology or neuroscience are relevant to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning, and intelligence.
Analyze how affect may impact cognitive performance in related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning or intelligence.
14%
Analyzes how affect may impact cognitive performance in related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning, and intelligence, and describes related best practices.
Explain one or more ethical issues might arise in application of theories and principles related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning or intelligence.
14%
Explains and evaluates ethical issues that are likely to arise in application of theories and principles related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning, and intelligence.
Explain how theories and principles related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning or intelligence apply to culturally diverse populations.
14%
Explains how theories and principles, related to problem-solving, creativity, reasoning, and intelligence, apply to culturally diverse populations and describes related best practices.
Write clearly, with correct spelling, grammar, syntax, and good organization.
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Writes concisely with excellent clarity and organization, with no errors in spelling, grammar or syntax, and employing critical or analytical reasoning as needed.
Apply proper APA formatting and style.
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Applies proper APA formatting and style consistently throughout the assessment.
ISOL534-50-51 Application Security: Request for Proposal (RFP) Form
Table of Contents
ISOL534-50-51 Application Security: Request for Proposal (RFP) Form 1
Introduction 3
Access control Problem Statement 3
Purpose Statement 4
Scope Statement 4
Impact assessment 4
Budget /Financial Assessment 5
High-Level Functional Requirements 5
Business Benefits 6
Special Issues or Constraints 6
Conclusion 6
References 7
Introduction
Poor security policies in business result in disastrous impacts for both the organization and the clients. Since most businesses are dependent on technology to execute most of their func.
Corporate Treasurers Focus on Cyber SecurityJoan Weber
Treasury departments at large U.S. companies rank IT security as their top priority for 2015 - ahead of such critical issues as cost management and regulatory/compliance challenges.
These finding come from the results Greenwich Associates 2014 U.S. Large Corporate Finance Study, for which the firm interviewed CFOs or treasury department representatives at more than 500 large U.S. companies.
The study results suggest that U.S. companies are taking action to address security concerns and other IT issues with 63% of the participants saying their treasury departments will increase technology spending in the year ahead.
Cyber-criminals are assaulting every part of the enterprise. But not all cyber-attacks are created equal. In the minds of senior executives, the greatest danger of cyber-attacks is damage to the reputation of the firm with its customers.
Insider Threats_ Top Four Ways to Protect Enterprises - ITSecurityWire.pdfEnterprise Insider
According to the 2022 Ponemon Cost of Insider Threats Global Report, insider threat occurrences surged 44% in the last two years, with expenses per incident climbing by more than a third to $15.38 million.
An Improved Method for Preventing Data Leakage in an OrganizationIJERA Editor
Data is one of the most important assets an organisation has since it denes each organisations unique- ness.It
includes data on members and prospects, their inter- ests and purchases, your events, speakers, your content,
social media, press, your staff, budget, strategic plan, and much more. As organizations open their doors to
employees, part- ners, customers and suppliers to provide deeper access to sensitive information, the risk
sassociated with business increase. Now, more than ever, within creasing threats of cyber terrorism, cor- porate
governance issues, fraud, and identity theft, the need for securing corporate information has become paramount.
Informa- tion theft is not just about external hackers and unauthorized external users stealing your data, it is also
about managing internal employees and even contractors who may be working within your organization for
short periods of time. Adding to the challenge of securing information is the increasing push for corporate
governance and adherence to legislative or regulatory requirements. Failure to comply and provide privacy,
audit and internal controls could result in penalties ranging from large nes to jail terms. Non-compliance can
result in not only potential implications for executives, but also possible threats to the viability of a corporation.
Insiders too represent a sign cant risk to data security. The task of detecting malicious insiders is very
challenging as the methods of deception become more and more sophisticated. There are various solutions
present to avoid data leakage. Data leakage detection, prevention (DLPM) and monitoring solutions became an
inherent component of the organizations security suite.DLP solutions monitors sensitive data when at rest, in
motion, or in use and enforce the organizational data protection policy.These solutions focus mainly on the data
and its sensitivity level, and on preventing it from reaching an unauthorized person. They ignore the fact that an
insider is gradually exposed to more and more sensitive data,to which she is authorized to access. Such data
may cause great damage to the organization when leaked or misused. Data can be leaked via emails, instant
messaging, le transfer etc. This research is focusing on email data leakage monitoring, detection and
prevention. It is proposed to be carried out in two phases: leakage detection through mining and prevention
through encryption of email content.
Palestra do evento "Cybersecurity: a nova era em resposta a incidentes e auditoria de dados"
Sam Maccherola - VP and General Manager Public Sector Guidance Software Inc.
Brasília, 04 de agosto de 2010
We are living in a world where cyber security is a top priority for .pdfgalagirishp
We are living in a world where cyber security is a top priority for all governments and
businesses. In fact, last week the United States announced cyber security as its biggest. James
Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, says that “the world is applying digital
technologies faster than our ability to understand the security implications and mitigate potential
risks.” Hackers are able to get ahead of governments because they are applying technology faster
than many can understand it.
(http://ca.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idCABRE92B0LS20130312)
These attackers are persistent, and it is important to be aware of the methods used by hackers as
it is an important step towards defending sensitive company data.
When a hacker strikes, the cost to a company could potentially be millions of dollars. Not only
will it affect the bottom line, but hard-earned reputations can be compromised or destroyed.
It is important to recognize the differences between the different kinds of cyber threats: external
and internal. An external, or outsider threat is much trickier to pinpoint. It can be “from someone
that does not have authorized access to the data and has no formal relationship to the company.”
They could be from someone who is actively targeting the company, or accidentally from
someone who found a lost mobile device.
Internal threats are likely to come from an authorized individual that has easy access to sensitive
corporate data as part of their day-to-day duties. This could be anyone working within the
company or acting as a third party representative. The Global Knowledge Blog states that
insiders have a much greater advantage because they have means, motive, and opportunity,
whereas outsiders most often only have a motive.
(http://globalknowledgeblog.com/technology/security/hacking-cybercrime/insider-vs-outsider-
threats/)
When focusing on internal threats, we have made a digital security check list:
Implement an Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These systems act like security cameras
watching a network. They react to suspicious activity by logging off suspect users, or in some
cases, they might reprogram firewalls to snag a possible intrusion.
Implement a log management platform that will centralize all the logs and correlate to find
threats and alert on them.
Stay proactive with Identity Management systems that will monitor high risk or suspicious user
activity by detecting and correcting situations that are out of compliance or present a security
risk.
Be aware of who has keys and access codes to vulnerable information. Monitor the activity
when these spaces are accessed, authorized, or not.
Create safety policies for when employees with these security privileges leave the company or
are terminated. This will reduce the risk of theft due to careless behaviour, or break-ins from
disgruntled employees.
Get employees involved with the security procedures of the company. As a team, you can work
to strengthen your digital security pr.
Scalar security study2017_slideshare_rev[1]Tracey Ong
Highlights of the 2017 Scalar Security Study, The Cyber Security Readiness of Canadian Organizations, published February 2017. The full report can be downloaded at scalar.ca/en/landing/2017-scalar-security-study/
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1. A Forrester Consulting
Thought Leadership Paper
Commissioned By Centrify
February 2017
Stop The Breach:
Reduce The Likelihood
Of An Attack Through
An IAM Maturity Model
3. 1 | Stop The Breach
An IAM maturity
hierarchy exists in
the marketplace.
“Our biggest fear is that
customer data will be stolen
with personally identifiable
information. . . . We’re
concerned about reputation
and data loss — both for
the thousands of employees
we have and, of course, our
customers.”
Solutions architect, Global
bank
Executive Summary
Security breaches are now commonplace — two-thirds of organizations
have experienced one in the past two years, and hackers compromised
more than 1 billion identities in 2016 alone.1
IT security must now
become mission critical in order for organizations to both maintain
customer trust and prevent financial ruin. It is therefore imperative that
they identify the most prescient threats in order to quickly adopt the
right practices and technology necessary for survival.
In December 2016, Centrify commissioned Forrester Consulting
to evaluate identity and access management (IAM) practices and
technology among large enterprises. Forrester specifically tested the
hypothesis that increased adoption of IAM best practices — namely
those focusing on privileged identity management — correlate to a
reduced likelihood of an organization experiencing a breach, which
translates to reduced financial loss that an organization must endure.
Said one solutions architect from a global bank: “Our biggest fear is that
customer data will be stolen with personally identifiable information,
leading to data breaches and financial fraud. We’re afraid of breaches
and unauthorized access that results from that. We’re concerned about
reputation and data loss — both for the thousands of employees we
have and, of course, our customers.”
In conducting surveys with 203 IT security decision-makers in North
America as well as two in-depth interviews, Forrester found that a
maturity hierarchy exists in the marketplace — the most mature groups
employ more IAM approaches as well as use integrated IAM technology
platforms to reduce security risk and may avoid millions in data breach
costs over their less mature counterparts.
KEY FINDINGS
›› Two-thirds of organizations averaged five or more breaches
in the past two years. The number of breaches averaged 4.7 to
7.6 across various areas in the organization, with identities and
passwords being primarily targeted.
›› Organizations with the highest IAM maturity experience half the
number of breaches as the least mature. The least mature firms
experience twice as many breaches (12.5) as the most mature firms
(5.7). Organizations that develop approaches that closely scrutinize
and secure both regular and privileged access are more likely to
say they have never been breached than those that adopt fewer
approaches.
›› IAM maturity saves 40% in technology costs and an average of
$5 million in breach costs. The most mature firms gravitate toward
using an integrated platform solution for their IAM technology —
reducing technology spend as a proportion of their overall security
budget while experiencing fewer costly breaches.
›› IAM maturity generates 90% more productivity and efficiency
benefits. In addition to reducing risk, more mature organizations note
that their IAM technology contributes toward improving end user
productivity and increasing privileged activity transparency.
4. 2 | Stop The Breach
Organizations Are Breached At An
Alarming Rate
Managing identity in an increasingly mobile, outsourced, and cloud-
based landscape presents significant challenges for today’s security
personnel. Many organizations allow too many employees to have
privileged access to systems, neglect to update employees’ access
when they change roles or leave the company, or do not enforce
multifactor authentication. All of these increase the risk of inappropriate
access, leading to data breaches.
Indeed, the urgency to come up with solutions in this new landscape
has never been greater. Security compromises and data breaches
regularly make both business and political headlines. More than 1
billion customer records were accessed by hackers in 2016.2
Forrester
predicts the ramifications of cybersecurity breaches in 2017 will cause
more havoc and affect more industries than ever before.3
This study validates these conclusions. Responses indicate that:
›› Two-thirds of organizations averaged five or more breaches
in the past two years. Sixty-six percent of decision-makers said
that they are aware of a security breach that occurred within the
past two years, with the number of breaches averaging 4.7 to 7.6
across various areas in the organization (see Figure 1). Every record
breached — with an average of 3,450 records per breach — has a
cost associated with it. These costs are both direct and indirect, and
organizations seek to understand the cause of a breach and provide
support to customers affected. Costs can include response and
notification costs, lost employee productivity and turnover, lawsuits
and settlements, regulatory fines, additional security and audit
requirements, and brand recovery costs.4
›› IT security doesn’t know what it doesn’t know. For every
data breach that occurs, there may be others that have yet to be
discovered or may remain undiscovered for months or years. Said
one customer interviewed for this study, “The threats we don’t know
about are even more dangerous — that keeps me up at night. The
things I know about I can do something about — the things that I
don’t know about make me anxious.”
›› Breaches affect identities and passwords over other records.
When asked to recall the effects of the last breach they experienced,
decision-makers noted that identities and passwords (57%) are
more likely to be affected than customer records (49%), intellectual
property (27%), or nonpublic financials (21%) (see Figure 2). Said one
acting chief information security officer (CISO): “Privileged access is
how you get breached — with no control over privileged accounts,
the bad guys can get a hold of that, and it’s typically how they occur.
Someone with elevated privileged gets access to your system or
network to get the data out. It’s a good thing to have tight control
over.” Indeed, Forrester estimates that 80% of security breaches
involve privileged credentials.5
“The threats we don’t know
about are even more
dangerous — that keeps
me up at night. The things
I know about I can do
something about — the
things that I don’t know
about make me anxious.”
Solutions architect, Global
bank
“Privileged access is how
you get breached — with
no control over privileged
accounts, the bad guys can
get a hold of that, and it’s
typically how they occur.
Someone with elevated
privileged gets access to
your system or network to
get the data out. It’s a good
thing to have tight control
over.”
Director of information
security, major US consumer
product manufacturer
5. 3 | Stop The Breach3
3,450
Servers 4.7 (N = 75)
Endpoint devices 6.6 (N = 72)
Databases 5.2 (N = 65)
Network 5.8 (N = 79)
On-premises apps 5.4 (N = 66)
SaaS apps 7.6 (N = 64)
IaaS/PaaS 6.2 (N = 49)
Base: 100 identity and access management decision makers in North America
*Base: 133 identity and access management decision makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Figure 1
“To the best of your knowledge,
has your organization ever
experienced a security breach?”
(Those indicating they have
experienced a breach within the
past two years)
“Which of the following types of data were affected in the last breach
that occurred?” (Select all that apply)
“Think of the last breach — how
many data records were affected?”
(Average among those not selecting
“Don’t know”)*
“How many breaches have occurred
during the past two years?”
(Average among those not selecting
“Don’t know”)
21% Nonpublic financials
27% Business partner intellectual property
38% Proprietary intellectual property
41% Employee records
44% Business partner records
49% Customer records
57% Identities and passwords
Base: 203 identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Figure 2
66%
Two-thirds of
decision-makers
say that they
are aware of a
security breach that
occurred in their
organization within
the past two years.
Identities are
affected more than
any other type of
data when breaches
occur.
6. 4 | Stop The Breach
An IAM Maturity Hierarchy Exists
Across Organizations
In order to reduce the incidence of security breaches, this study
assessed whether organizations that apply more identity and access
management approaches are less likely to encounter risk. We
specifically evaluated 15 different identity and access management
approaches organizations can take — observing both how widespread
they are and what benefits they bring to the organizations that
employ them. Additional weight was given to approaches that are
more advanced and seek to prevent the problem of improper use of
privileged access — the rationale being that accounts that have a
greater sweep of power would be able to wreak more havoc if misused.
Each approach was first assigned a point value from 1 to 4
(see Figure 3), with:
›› Approaches assigned a value of 1 indicating attempts to
establish identity assurance. At this level, organizations are
moving beyond passwords and attempting to require more
identifiers for authenticating users accessing applications. This
encompasses requiring multifactor authentication from end users,
consolidating identities across systems of use into a single directory,
and implementing single sign-on for multiple applications and log-ins.
›› Approaches assigned a value of 2 indicating attempts to limit
the lateral movement of users toward acquiring privileged
access. These approaches move further — from confirming a user’s
identity to confirming that granting privileged access to the system
is controlled and automated. This ranges from conducting periodic
reviews of privileged accounts, limiting the access given to remote
accounts, establishing time-bound parameters for privileged use,
and automating role-based provisioning/deprovisioning.
›› Approaches assigned a value of 3 indicating the institution
of “least privilege.” Approaches at this level focus on limiting
the access level of privileged accounts — reducing the number
of accounts, distributing privileged permissions, etc. Specific
approaches here include eliminating shared administrative accounts,
centrally controlling access to privileged accounts, and managing
privileged access at either the command or application level.
›› Approaches assigned a value of 4 indicating efforts to monitor
privileged use. At the highest level, privileged access is even more
tightly controlled. All privileged access and actions are monitored
and logged in an effort to give security decision-makers a clear view
of all activity occurring in their organization. Organizations are able
to “record” actions taken by these users and play them back to
review their actions if needed.
We then applied this scoring to the IAM approaches each organization
employed, tallying up a score based on the rank assigned to each
approach (see Figure 3). As a result, each organization received an
overall score from 0 through 34. When observed across the entire
sample, four levels of maturity emerged — from those at Level 1 with
the lowest score to those at Level 4 with the highest. The distribution
was relatively even across the sample, but tilted toward lower levels of
maturity (see Figure 4).
1. Establish Identity
Assurance
2. Limit Lateral
Movement
3. Institute
Least Privilege
4. Monitor Privileged
Use
Four Elements Of IAM Maturity
7. 5 | Stop The Breach
Identity and access management approach
Value
given
Enforcing context-aware multifactor authentication 1
Consolidating identity stores into a single directory 1
Implementing single sign-on 1
Conducting periodic access review for administrative and privileged users 2
Limiting access for remote identities to just the applications or systems they immediately require 2
Governing access through time-bound and temporary privileged access 2
Automating role-based provisioning and deprovisioning to apps and infrastructure 2
Automating mobile app provisioning and deprovisioning 2
Automatically deprovisioning privileged users’ access rights in high-risk environments when they terminate 3
Implementing least-privilege access for administrators 3
Centrally controlling access to shared and service accounts 3
Eliminating shared administrative accounts 3
Managing privileged access at the granular command or app level 3
Actively monitoring all privileged sessions and commands 4
Recording all privileged sessions and commands 4
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify, December 2016
Figure 3
Levels Of Identity And Access Management Maturity
28%
30%
25%
17%
Level 1
(0 to 5
score)
Level 2
(6 to 9
score)
Level 3
(10 to 14
score)
Level 4
(15 to 34
score)
Figure 4
Base: 203 identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
An IAM maturity
hierarchy exists in
the marketplace.
8. 6
IAM Maturity Reduces Risk Of
Breaches
In observing the IAM maturity across the sample in this study, more
mature groups — those adopting a greater number of more advanced
approaches (in addition to more approaches overall)—were found
more likely to experience fewer security breaches. There are likely
a number of different factors determining why certain organizations
are less likely to experience security breaches, but this study finds a
correlation between implementing more IAM capabilities — especially
adopting best practices around privileged identity management — and
a reduction in security incidents. Results show that:
›› High IAM maturity means employing more IAM approaches.
Organizations in the least mature group in this study, Level 1,
employ an average of two identity and access management
approaches. This number increases as maturity increases. It jumps
to 3.5 for those at Level 2, about five for those at Level 3, and then
culminates in an average of eight approaches for Level 4, the most
mature group (see Figure 5).
›› Privileged identity management (PIM) approaches align with
high IAM maturity. PIM approaches precipitously increase as
firms move along the maturity spectrum — particularly recording
privileged sessions (53%) and implementing least-privilege access
(41%) among the Level 3 firms versus Level 2 firms (7% and 23%,
respectively). Naturally, Level 4 firms are the most likely to employ
privileged identity management approaches. They are no less than
40% likely to implement least-privilege access and up to 77% likely
to record privileged sessions. Meanwhile, only 37% of those at
Level 1 will periodically conduct reviews of privileged accounts and
are less than 20% likely to employ any other single PIM approach
(see Figure 5).
9. 7 | Stop The Breach7
Record all privileged sessions and/or commands
Actively monitor privileged sessions and/or commands
Conduct periodic access review for administrative and privileged users
Limit access for remote administrators, contractors, outsourced parties
Centrally control access to shared and service accounts
Automatically deprovision privileged users’ access as they terminate
Manage privilege elevation at the granular command or app level
Enforce context-aware multifactor authentication
Do not have shared administrative accounts
Govern access through time-bound and temporary privileged access
Automate mobile application provisioning
Implement single sign-on
Implement least-privilege access for administrators
Automate role-based provisioning to apps and infrastructure
Consolidate identity stores into a single directory
“Are any of the following approaches to identity and access management performed at your organization?”
Average number of approaches performed
Level 1
(N = 57)
5%
12%
37%
14%
7%
9%
9%
26%
7%
9%
14%
16%
4%
9%
21%
2.0
Level 2
(N = 60)
7%
23%
32%
33%
27%
25%
30%
22%
15%
23%
23%
20%
23%
18%
27%
3.5
Level 3
(N = 51)
53%
37%
31%
43%
27%
27%
45%
20%
27%
18%
35%
31%
41%
22%
24%
4.8
Level 4
(N = 35)
77%
71%
69%
69%
69%
69%
57%
57%
57%
49%
46%
43%
40%
37%
34%
8.4
Base: Identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Figure 5
Level 4 firms are far more likely to perform privileged
identity management approaches.
10. 8 | Stop The Breach
›› Forty-nine percent of Level 4 firms, on average, are likely to never
experience a security breach across six key areas, compared with
32% of Level 1 firms. In a number of areas within an organization —
the network (43%), across servers (46%), among on-premises apps
(46%), in databases (51%), and in cloud applications (46% for SaaS,
63% for IaaS/PaaS) — an average of 49% of Level 4 firms reported
that they have never experienced a security breach. This is higher than
those in Level 3 (27%), Level 2 (29%), and Level 1 (32%) (see Figure 6).
›› The most mature firms experience half as many breaches as
the least mature firms. Across all areas, Level 1 firms experience
an average of 12.5 breaches. By comparison, Level 4 firms only
experience 5.7 (see Figure 7).
Base: Identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of
Centrify, December 2016
Figure 6
Network
Database
SaaS appsServers
On-premises apps laaS/PaaS
Level 4 (N = 35)
Level 3 (N = 51)
Level 2 (N = 60)
Level 1 (N = 57)
43%
22%
30%
33%
51%
18%
28%
32%
46%
33%
27%
35%
46%
31%
22%
25%
46%
25%
35%
32%
63%
32%
34%
34%
“To the best of your knowledge, has your organization ever experienced
a security breach that affected any of the following areas?”
(Showing those selecting “Have never experienced a breach in this area”)
High maturity
correlates with
reduced likelihood
of experiencing a
security breach.
5.7, Level 4 (N = 35)
12.5, Level 1 (N = 57)
“How many breaches have occurred
during the past two years?”
(Average among those not selecting
“Don’t know”)
Figure 7
Level 4 firms experience
about 50% fewer breaches
than Level 1 firms.
Base: Identity and access management
decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted
by Forrester Consulting on behalf of
Centrify, December 2016
11. 9
IAM Maturity Reduces Technology
And Breach Costs
Interestingly, this study found that Level 4 firms — those with the
most mature identity and access management stance — gravitate
toward integrated platforms, which are solutions that allow them
to consolidate multiple IAM technologies in order to employ the
approaches above. Said one solutions architect: “As companies
mature, the tendency is to go toward a single platform as much as
possible. Overall, with a platform, our environment is more secure, and
we can deploy things more easily and quicker and manage access
more efficiently as result.”
This technology preference correlates to even more benefits,
given that the Level 4 firms can utilize more technology through an
integrated platform at a lower cost than by buying point solutions.
When considering that they are also less likely to experience a security
breach, Level 4 firms experience less of a financial cost due to their
combined process and technology stance over their less mature
counterparts because:
›› Level 4 firms are most likely to use integrated platforms and
least likely to use point solutions. Ninety-one percent of these
organizations have an integrated platform for IAM, which is more
than those using custom solutions (80%), existing legacy solutions
(74%), or individual point solutions (71%). Meanwhile, integrated
platforms are the least used technology solutions (70%) among
Level 1 firms (see Figure 8).
›› Level 4 firms save 40% on IAM technology costs. Integrated
platform use among Level 4 firms contributes to overall technology
cost savings. While Level 4 firms spend more in overall IAM as well
as in IT security generally versus Level 1 firms, they spend 40% less
on the actual IAM technology as a percentage of their entire IAM
budget (19% versus Level 1 firms’ spend of 27%) (see Figure 9).
That equals $2,582,000 that a company could reinvest elsewhere if
it matched its mature counterparts’ approaches. It is important to
note that those interviewed for the study cautioned about the cost
of switching technologies along with associated labor costs.
›› Level 4 firms average $5 million in cost savings. Fewer breaches
translate to less money lost. Assuming that an average of 3,450
of records are affected per breach (see Figure 1), there is a stark
difference between the costs absorbed for Level 4 and Level 1 firms.
The cost avoidance for Level 4 firms can total in the millions of
direct and indirect costs avoided. On average, Level 1 firms endure
$5,184,600 more in costs than Level 4 firms (see Figure 10).
“As companies mature, the
tendency is to go toward
a single platform as much
as possible. Overall, with a
platform, our environment
is more secure, and we can
deploy things more easily
and quicker and manage
access more efficiently as
result.”
Solutions architect, Global
bank
12. 10 | Stop The Breach
Figure 8
Base: 203 identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Best-of-breed point solutions
Legacy solutions
Custom/in-house solutions
Integrated platforms
88%
77%
90%
70%
71%
74%
80%
91%
Level 4 (N = 35) Level 1 (N = 57)
Figure 9
Base: Identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Level 1
(N = 57)
Level 4
(N = 35)
Average total IT security budget (in USD) $161,000,000 $263,000,000
Average total IAM security spend (in USD) $32,200,000 $52,600,000
Average IAM technology spend (in USD) $8,700,000 $9,900,000
Average percent of IAM technology
spend of entire IT security budget
27% 19%
Figure 10
Base: Identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Level 1
(N = 57)
Level 4
(N = 35)
Average number of breaches experienced 12.5 5.7
Average number of records affected
during a breach
3,450 3,450
Cost suffered
(at an average of $221 per record)
($9,530,625) ($4,345,965)
“Which of the following types of identity and access management (IAM)
technologies/platforms does your organization currently have in place?”
(Rolled up for all technologies selected)
Organizations with
the highest level
of IAM maturity
are more likely
to use integrated
platforms.
Level 4 firms spend
19% of their overall
IAM budget on
technology — 40%
less than Level 1 firms.
Level 1 firms endure
$5,184,600 more in
costs than Level 4
firms.
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IAM Maturity Generates 90% More
Productivity And Efficiency Benefits
Benefits extend beyond technology cost savings and reduced breach
costs. The tendency of Level 4 firms to lean toward integrated IAM
platforms means that they can gain efficiency, productivity, and
transparency benefits as well. These translate down the line to overall
business efficiency, helping the bottom line. Results indicate that:
›› Level 4 firms receive 90% more benefits from their choice in
IAM technology. They receive an average of 3.8 benefits while
Level 1 firms receive two. Notably, they are more likely to observe
end user productivity gains (51%), improved privilege activity
transparency (51%), reduced findings from compliance audits
(51%), and reduced IAM technology redundancy (46%) benefits
than other groups (see Figure 11).
›› Tactical benefits translate to overall savings. Although not
quantified in this study, these additional benefits could result in
thousands of dollars more in calculated financial gains for an
organization. For example, compliance audits require a significant
investment of IT resources to prepare for and — if firms are not
compliant — remediate the issues through process and technology
redesign. Said one solutions architect: “As a security organization,
we obviously have to deal very often with audits — compliance and
regulation is a big-time suck, and it’s a big factor in everything we
think about and do. We focus on security for the sake of security in
the hopes of having more secure systems, data and, if at the end of
the day we’ve achieved higher levels of security, we know that we
comply better.”
“As a security organization,
we obviously have to deal
very often with audits —
compliance and regulation
is a big-time suck, and it’s
a big factor in everything
we think about and do.
We focus on security for
the sake of security in the
hopes of having more secure
systems, data and, if at
the end of the day we’ve
achieved higher levels of
security, we know that we
comply better.”
Solutions architect, global
bank
14. 12
Figure 11
Base: Identity and access management decision-makers in North America
Source: A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Centrify,
December 2016
Reduced time to prepare
for compliance audits
Reduced attack surface across
infrastructure, apps, and devices
Forensics work is more
easily performed
Improved time-to-market for
new products and services
Eliminated redundant IAM
technologies or vendors
Improved individual accountability
Reduced findings from
compliance audits
Improved privileged activity
transparency
Improved end user productivity
Average number of
benefits received
3.8
2.0
19%
16%
25%
21%
26%
23%
23%
35%
16%
20%
34%
37%
40%
46%
49%
51%
51%
51%
Level 4 (N = 35)
Level 1 (N = 57)
“Which of the following benefits has your organization experienced with
its current set of identity and access management (IAM) technology?”
(Select all that apply)
Level 4 firms
experience 90%
more benefits than
Level 1 firms.
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Key Recommendations
The conclusions from this study highlight a path forward for IT security
decision-makers who wish to guard their organization against an
exponentially growing number of threats and their associated costs.
Those who seek to make identity and access management a priority
and wish to mature their organization’s IAM posture should:
Utilize integrated suites as a key part of moving up the IAM
maturity ladder. Most organizations have hybrid environments and rely
on a mix of on-premises and cloud applications. While point products
may still be required to meet certain needs, moving toward centralized
control and access results in lower management costs and better
monitoring and visibility into potential identity and access management
threats. As such, IT security decision-makers should make best efforts
to streamline operations with a single, integrated platform whenever
possible in order to better develop consistent IAM policies and better
achieve operational efficiency.
Understand that PIM is a quick and easy win for the least mature
organizations to pursue. A key marker of IAM maturity is preventing
unauthorized use of privileged accounts. Forrester predicts that 80% of
breaches involve privileged credentials. Developing an IAM framework
and putting practices into place that put privilege front and center
will have an immediate effect on lowering your organization’s threat
exposure.
Know that IAM is 70% people, process, and politics and only 30%
technology. Adopting the best technology solutions can only get you
so far. Decision-makers must first clear the ground and ensure that
their organization is ready to make necessary changes to procedures,
personnel, and culture in order for a mature security framework to
effectively operate. This includes getting executive sponsorship,
developing clear metrics for success, and establishing clear lines of
communication between key stakeholders.
Acknowledge that, most importantly, high IAM maturity brings
business agility. IT security decision-makers must be mindful of
how the security procedures and technologies they pursue affect the
business’ ability to win, serve, and retain customers in a quick-moving
marketplace. When companies live or die by their ability to deliver
digital experiences, business agility is all-important. That is why it is
important to stress that high IAM maturity goes hand in hand with
agility — employing IAM approaches that work with the flow of business
and not against it. Ultimately, this more mature posture results in fewer
breaches, meaning less downtime and damage control and increased
end user productivity.
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Appendix A: Methodology
In this study, Forrester conducted an online survey of 203 IT decision-makers in North America belonging
to organizations with 2,000 or more employees to evaluate identity and access management practices.
Survey participants were required to have authority over identity and access management decisions in their
organization. Forrester also conducted in-depth qualitative interviews with two organizations in the financial
services and manufacturing industries that have implemented IAM platforms within the past five years to
understand the benefits and costs of that implementation. Questions provided to the participants asked about
budget spend, technology usage, approaches employed, challenges faced, and benefits received. The study
began in November 2016 and was completed in December 2016.
RELATED FORRESTER RESEARCH
“Optimize Your Identity And Access Management Program For Success,” Forrester Research, Inc.,
June 14, 2016
“Calculate The Business Impact And Cost Of A Breach,” Forrester Research, Inc., November 17, 2016
“The Forrester Wave™: Privileged Identity Management, Q3 2016,” Forrester Research, Inc., July 8, 2016
1
Source: “Lessons Learned From The World’s Biggest Data Breaches And Privacy Abuses, 2016,”
Forrester Research, Inc., January 9, 2017.
2
Source: “Lessons Learned From The World’s Biggest Data Breaches And Privacy Abuses, 2016,”
Forrester Research, Inc., January 9, 2017.
3
Source: “Predictions 2017: Cybersecurity Risks Intensify,” Forrester Research, Inc., November 1, 2016.
4
Source: “Calculate The Business Impact And Cost Of A Breach,” Forrester Research, Inc.,
November 17, 2016.
5
Source: “The Forrester Wave™: Privileged Identity Management, Q3 2016,” Forrester Research, Inc.,
July 8, 2016.
Appendix B: Supplemental Material
Appendix C: Endnotes