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Amid Business Growth, Jackson National Reimagines Identity Management Program

As in many large organizations, the identity and access management program at Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson) grew organically over time. Most of those growth processes were done manually. As new applications and requests for access to existing applications would arrive, the identity team would get to work on […]

2018 Security-Minded Kids’ Holiday Gift Guide

By choosing wisely this season, you can not only get popular toys that your little ones will love, but you can also foster a security mindset in your children. The following toys are the top 2018 options that harness the power of play to ensure that the next generation is […]

Q&A: SailPoint CEO Mark McClain on Today’s Pressing Identity Challenges

Whether it’s concerns about data breaches, increased regulatory mandates, trying to keep pace with the rush of transformational technologies such as cloud, robotic software processes, or the exponential increase in data enterprises are creating — there’s no shortage of trends that are keeping enterprise security teams on edge. But what […]

Identity is Security: Access is the New Black

When your organization gets breached, will you know how the hacker got in? If you don’t know who has access to what resources in your enterprise, you probably won’t. That’s why the big news of the week in our world is the release of our Identity Report, which is the […]

CISO Q&A with Alan Mitchell of Brunswick Corporation

Alan Mitchell is vice president and global chief information security officer (CISO) at Brunswick Corporation, which is headquartered in Mettawa, Illinois, and is well-known for its industry-leading marine engines, boat brands, and parts and accessories. In his role as CISO, Mitchell manages more than 13,000 identities for Brunswick. In our […]

Organizations Have Identity-Shaped Holes In Their Security

IT leaders are under tremendous pressure today. They’re charged with enabling users to be productive while addressing growing security and compliance challenges amid the digital transformation that virtually every enterprise is going through. It can be overwhelming, which is why SailPoint created the industry’s first identity benchmark, the Identity Report. […]

Is Your Organization Experiencing An Identity Crisis With Its Identity Implementation?

With the end of the year upon us and next year’s planning in full swing, many organizations are going through an extensive security evaluation. Now is a good time to pause and assess if your organization is feeling well-prepared to mitigate the risks and unknown challenges that will be upon […]

Helping IT and Security Leaders Sleep Better at Night

In highly regulated industries, the concept of “governance” isn’t new.  In fact, governance (and governance policy creation) is something that can benefit organizations of all sizes across any industry.  Why is that?  Governance allows organizations to establish a set of rules that bring order to the way business is performed.  […]

Identity is Security: Bots in the Wild

Coming off the heels of Gartner IAM in Vegas, one major theme coming out of the show was software bots. We spent some time on the show floor polling IT leaders and getting a pulse on how many businesses have introduced software bots into their business and IT environments – 70 […]

Sailing in Rough Seas

We added some improvements to IdentityIQ 7.3 to make sure that your tasks and requests are not lost at sea. Problems can surface in many different ways: a network failure makes your database server temporarily unavailable; or, one of your SailPoint hosts crashes and is replaced with another; or maybe […]