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ALSO CALLED: Identity Management (Security), Identity Management and Access Control, IM (Identity Management), Identity Management Security, Management of Identity, User ID Management, Identity and Access Management, ID Management, IAM
DEFINITION: Identity management (ID management) is a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system (such as a country, a network, or an enterprise) and controlling their access to resources within that system by associating user rights and restrictions with the established identity. The driver licensing system is a simple example of identity management: drivers are identified by  … 
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Oracle Account Security: Chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g"
sponsored by Guardium
BOOK: Read this chapter from "HOWTO Secure and Audit Oracle 10g and 11g" (CRC Press, 2009) and learn how to secure Oracle by checking for weak passwords, configuring failed login policies, preventing DoS attacks with resource limits, and auditing user profiles.
Posted: 25 Nov 2009 | Published: 25 Nov 2009


Business-Ready Security: Identity and Access Management Solution
sponsored by Microsoft Corporation India Pvt Ltd
DATA SHEET: The Identity and Access Management (IAM) solution is part of Microsoft's Business Ready Security approach. The Identity and Access Management solution enables more secure, identity-based access to applications both on-premises and in-the-cloud from virtually any location or device. Read this data sheet to learn more!
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Published: 20 Nov 2009


Regulatory Requirements Driving Enterprise Role and Entitlement Management
sponsored by Guardium
VIDEO: Learn how the requirements from various regulations like HIPAA, state privacy laws, and PCI DSS drive the use of role management technology to enable compliance. In this video, Richard Mackey summarizes the technological components that support compliance-focused role management and recommends a strategy for integrating IAM into the enterprise.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009


Countdown: Top Five Technology Challenges of Role and Entitlement Management
sponsored by Guardium
PODCAST: When an organization commits to implementing the technologies and tools to support role and entitlement management, it faces a number of sizable challenges. In this podcast, expert Richard Mackey counts down these organizational, process, and technical challenges that block the successful deployment of role and entitlement management technology.
Posted: 20 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 20 Nov 2009


eGuide: Experts Explore Authentication on a Budget
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
EDITORIAL RESOURCE GUIDE: At a time when identity theft is running rampant, it's crucial to have sound practices for user authentication, customer authentication and partner authentication. Explore this E-Guide for expert tips on making the most of authentication tools on a small budget and how to use authentication to develop a secure system.
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009


Assuring User Identities During a Business Disruption: Applying a Consistent Strong Authentication Policy to Business Continuity Planning
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER: This white paper examines the importance of maintaining a consistent two-factor authentication policy during a business disruption. In addition, it provides insight into how to develop plans that enable cost-effective, rapid binding of users to their credentials in the event of an emergency. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009


The RSA Authentication Decision Tree: Selecting the Best Authentication Solution for Your Business
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER: This white paper provides an overview of the Authentication Decision Tree; examines the five factors critical to selecting an authentication solution; and offers a clear guide to selecting the right solution that effectively balances risk, cost and end user convenience.
Posted: 12 Nov 2009 | Published: 12 Nov 2009


Identity and Information Security Integration
sponsored by Courion Corporation
WHITE PAPER: In the past, identity management and information security solutions were often procured, implemented, and managed independently with different tools, processes, and organizational units. This separation is quickly becoming a thing of the past. Why? Read this white paper for the answer.
Posted: 11 Nov 2009 | Published: 11 Nov 2009


MobilePASS Software Authenticators Flash Demo
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
PRODUCT DEMO: MobilePASS offers the security of strong two-factor authentication in a software token. View this demo and find out how MobilePASS allows you to easily and cost-effectively expand the range of online services offered to employees, customers, and partners.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009


eToken PRO Anywhere Flash Demo
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
PRODUCT DEMO: View this demo to learn why eToken PRO Anywhere is ideal for corporate and Internet security needs, enabling organizations to expand their range of online business services while providing end users with full roaming capabilities. For consumers, the convenience of a robust and yet simple “Plug and Play” solution is unbeatable.
Posted: 10 Nov 2009 | Published: 10 Nov 2009


Mobile Workforce Productivity: Securing Mobile Connectivity with Two-Factor Authentication
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Organizations must now implement a secure user authentication system, which includes two-factor authentication, as a means to secure these remote connections to sensitive network resources and applications.
Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009


Confidence in Commerce: Enabling e-banking and online services with two-factor authentication
sponsored by SafeNet, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Many financial organizations are looking to implement proactive security measures to combat identity theft. Strong authentication – a security method which employs the use of more than one factor to identify users accessing private networks and applications – is among today’s leading choices.
Posted: 02 Nov 2009 | Published: 02 Nov 2009


Evolving Your Identity Management Program
sponsored by SearchSecurity.com
PRESENTATION: This collection of slides from the Information Security Decisions Conference presents an overview of how to utilize an identity management program to improve efficiency and reduce the disruptive effects of change. Learn about the role of IdM solutions, the benefits of IdM maturity, and how to attain IdM maturity.
Posted: 29 Oct 2009 | Published: 29 Oct 2009


IBM Buyers Guide
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This buyer's guide outlines features and capabilities that comprise an effective SIEM solution, discusses the benefits of each capability, and provides checklists to help you evaluate whether or not a particular vendor's solutions can address each of these areas.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


Realizing Business Value with Identity and Access Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how IBM identity and access management solutions help organizations realize business value through a centralized, automated identity and access management infrastructure.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


Secure and Compliant Collaboration and Access
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: As part of its comprehensive security framework, IBM offers a broad, unified array of integrated access authorization and identity management solutions that enable organizations to secure their collaboration and access processes in alignment with their overall business needs.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


We Have Met the Enemy, and He is Us
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations are being forced to move towards identity-based access lifecycle management tools in order to support IT agility and flexibility, safely empower staff, meet compliance requirements, and cope with the rapid evolution of data centers and core systems.
Posted: 28 Oct 2009 | Published: 28 Oct 2009


Deliver Effective Governance for Identity and Access Management
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: Organizations should consider a thorough approach to IAM governance that meets the requirements of discovering, documenting and analyzing user access; establishing a process for user access governance; ensuring that constraints help manage business conflict; enforcing policies; and continuous monitoring.
Posted: 27 Oct 2009 | Published: 27 Oct 2009


Privileged Access Lifecycle Management: How PALM Enables Security, Compliance, and Efficiency for Enterprise IT
sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation
ANALYST REPORT: In this paper, IDC analysts examine the role of identity and access management (IAM) solutions and looks at the role privileged access lifecycle management (PALM) can play in helping heterogeneous organizations refine their strategies regarding privileged access management controls, cross-platform monitoring, and automated workflow capabilities.
Posted: 22 Oct 2009 | Published: 22 Oct 2009


A Process-based Approach to Protecting Privileged Accounts & Meeting Regulatory Compliance
sponsored by BeyondTrust Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines a sound, process-based approach to protecting the critical privileged accounts found in most applications, databases, and infrastructure devices throughout the enterprise. This approach integrates features like automated password resets and management workflows, secure storage of credentials, and a sealed operating system.
Posted: 21 Oct 2009 | Published: 21 Oct 2009


Enabling Secure B2B Collaboration: Cloud-Based Authentication for Next-Generation Extranets
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Online communities, social networks, and global sharing of rich media are just a few of the new beyond-traditional extranet technologies being adopted today. This paper shows how to implement greater security for new social media enabled extranets, and how in-the-cloud services combined with mobile credentials enable two-factor authentication.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Solve Five Key IT Security Challenges with Cloud-Based Authentication
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: This paper shows how to implement greater security for data and applications using two-factor authentication. It demonstrates how a cloud-based solution for two-factor authentication delivers a high level of security with minimal user impact and protects against unauthorized access. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Published: 06 Oct 2009


Top Eight Do's and Don'ts of Managing Access Control in the Windows/AD Environment
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This tech brief presents eight recommendations to help you proactively address the difficulties of access control in a Microsoft-centric environment, and avoid the common pitfalls, risks and costs.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009


Integrating Unix and Linux Systems with Active Directory
sponsored by Quest Software
TECHNICAL ARTICLE: Microsoft Active Directory has always proven ideal in providing secure access of users to all systems in an enterprise using the Windows platform. Unfortunately, by itself, AD can't provide the same level of security, compliance, and scalability to Unix, Linux, and Java systems. Quest Software can bridge that gap.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009


Enterprise Single Sign-On The Holy Grail of Computing
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: In today's enterprise, IT managers are faced with the growing challenge of keeping track of multiple passwords and system identities. In this document, we'll discuss how Quest approaches enterprise single sign-on and a unique solution that addresses nearly all facets of the challenges.
Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009

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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  their license numbers and user specifications (such as "can not drive after dark") are linked to the identifying number. In an IT network, identity management software is used to automate administrative tasks, such as resetting user passwords. Enabling users to reset their own passwords can save significant money and resources, since a large percentage of help desk calls are password-related. Password synchronization (p-synch) enables a user to access resources across systems with a single password; a more advanced version called single signon enables synchronization across applications as well … 
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