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Identity: The Source of Truth for Organizations Today

I talk about identity day-in and day-out with our employees, customers, partners and investors, so it’s easy to fall into the common tech industry habit of seemingly endless acronyms and jargon. But in reality, identity is simple. Before I explain, let me take you on a trip down SailPoint’s memory […]

Identity is Security: Living in a Zero Trust World

There is a philosophy in security that has quickly taken off: zero trust. Our Senior Identity Strategist David Lee shared the whys and the hows of what zero trust means in the context of identity with Security Today. The moral of the story is this: zero trust is simply a […]

Watch: The New Frontiers of Identity

Our world is always evolving, and organizations are racing to keep up. Digital transformation is increasing the complexity enterprises are managing, and while it’s opened new avenues to success, it’s also created new frontiers for identity governance that must be addressed. Watch the video below and learn today about the […]

SailPoint and ServiceNow

SailPoint provides an industry-leading identity governance platform that provides visibility, control and automation for the lifecycle of user access to applications and data. ServiceNow provides IT service management software as a service. Integration between SailPoint and ServiceNow gives mutual customers a complementary identity governance and service management solution that ensures strong controls […]

The Machine Behind Identity Governance

Cybersecurity isn’t possible without full visibility. That basic fact is the dominant goal of effective risk management and it is, of course, what identity governance is all about: seeing clearly into the complex activity of human and nonhuman actors throughout an organization and implementing appropriate controls to ensure the right […]

Identity is Security: Hacking is in the Air

Love may have been in the air this week, but hackers managed to find a way to hack that this Valentine’s Day. In perhaps the most perfectly-timed cyberattack, OKCupid was found to have been hit with a credential stuffing attack. And then just a couple of days later, a major […]

Mistaken Identity: My DNA, My Malware

It’s hard enough to separate the malicious actors from the valid users in today’s environments without also having to separate humans from the malware itself. Mistaken Identity’s David Lee and Mike Kiser explore the coming reality in which exploits are hard-coded into the DNA of humans. Also discussed – the […]

Buzzword Breakdown: What Do Bots, AI and Machine Learning Mean for Identity?

The cybersecurity industry is well known for its copious acronyms and ever-changing buzzwords. In fact, when I hear yet another new term in a meeting at SailPoint, I joke that we always have to remain “buzzword compliant.” But despite my poking fun, the latest round of buzzwords seems to center […]

A Financial Services Organization: Moving Beyond Legacy Tools to the Future of Identity

The company was founded in 1888 and today, manages approximately $27 billion in assets. Based in Columbus, Georgia, the bank provides commercial and retail banking, investment, and mortgage services through 29 locally branded divisions, 280 offices, and more than 400 ATMs in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Florida, and Tennessee. This […]

Identity is Security: Breaking Records

Someday, we may start seeing cybersecurity news headlines that say “least amount of breaches ever” and “ people are using the most secure passwords ever,” but today is not that day. We learned this week that Australia saw record breaking breach numbers the last quarter of 2018. Not only that, but […]