Debunking Identity Data Security Myths

The convergence of data management, governance, and security presents both an opportunity and a mandate for organizations. Our panelists discuss the critical role of integrated governance frameworks that not only protect identity data, but also optimize security and compliance efforts.

Moderator: Steve Zalewski, former CISO, Levi-Strauss

Panelists:‍

• Steve Tout, IAM Expert & Advisor, Identient
• Bhaskar Mulugu, Head of Enterprise Data Platform, Vialto Partners
• Ganesh Kirti, CEO and Founder, TrustLogix

Key Pointers from the Discussion:

1. Identity and Access Management(IAM) today cannot work in isolation. It must be integrated with Governance to enhance privacy regulations, ensure compliance and security to keep data secure with fine-grained access controls.
2. Today, data is sourced from multiple channels, each with its own access controls.  While Identity and Access Management can provide the authentication and authorization that translates into roles associated with access to specific data, tables, etc. we need to support the access controls with IAM privileges in real-time without any delay.
3. The integration of Identity and Data Security is essential to ensure that users of the identity system have access only to the data they are entitled to. Additionally, IAM and Security experts must have visibility not only into the applications and databases a user can access but also into the specific types of data available within those applications that the user can access. A solution that brings that visibility to IAM and Security experts and enables them to implement data entitlements is crucial to addressing a significant gap.
4. This solution is essential today because data teams often experience delays in accessing data due to approval processes controlled by security and IAM administrators, who may lack visibility and understanding of data usage. Integrating Identity and Data Security is necessary to facilitate efficient data access, enabling teams to leverage data effectively for business purposes.

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