NextGen Identity Management
Cyber Defense Magazine, Friday, October 11th, 2024
Federal agencies face a pivotal cybersecurity challenge: prevent unauthorized entities from accessing systems and facilities, while granting authorized federal employees and contractors access commensurate with verified need.
Two factors complicate this objective: (1) relentless efforts by ever-more-sophisticated cybercriminals and (2) myriad agency systems, many antiquated with ill-defined interfaces that rely on outdated defense mechanisms.
Digital modernization and migration to the cloud comprise important responses. Additionally, technological advancements, combined with federal identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) standards and guidelines, offer federal agencies robust identity management tools.