Protecting the valuable data that organizations generate, gather, and store from unauthorized access is crucial. Data breaches of any magnitude can have an enormous impact on your company’s bottom line and stakeholder confidence. Businesses can improve the security of their data by implementing identity management solutions.
In a recent Beyond the Device podcast, Reid Estreicher was joined by biometric identification and access control experts from BIO-key. With Kimberly Biddings, BIO-key International’s VP of Product, and Scott Mahnken, BIO-key International’s VP of Channel Marketing, we discussed the importance of identity protection and management for businesses. Here are some crucial points.
The Role of Identity Management in Cyber Security
Protecting the valuable data that organizations generate, gather, and store from unauthorized access is crucial. Data breaches of any magnitude can have an enormous impact on your company’s bottom line and stakeholder confidence. Businesses can improve the security of their data by implementing identity management solutions.
In a recent podcast, we interviewed biometric identification and access control experts from BIO-key. With Kimberly Biddings, BIO-key International’s VP of Product, and Scott Mahnken, BIO-key International’s VP of Channel Marketing, we discussed the importance of identity protection and management for businesses. Here are some crucial points.
What Is Identity Management?
Identity management offers a layer of security to your company by identifying, verifying, and authorizing individuals and then granting them access to your data systems. It’s about making sure that only the individuals with authorization, and only at a level that allows them to execute their tasks successfully, can gain access.
This is more crucial than ever since as enterprises shift to the cloud, they require more passwords. For instance, a new set of credentials can be needed with each new application — these open businesses up to a greater risk of unauthorized access to sensitive data.
With BIO-key’s identity management systems, users no longer have to provide their password for every program they use due to a single secure login. “The main differentiator for us is that we have identity-bound biometrics, which identifies the person. It is a biometric that’s bound to your identity, stored centrally, extremely secure,” says Biddings.
