The future of data security is freedom

Cloud configurations are tremendously flexible. But this customization also means your systems become much more complex. And, if you’re not careful, this can lead to misconfigurations.

A good access management solution can provide a positive single sign-on (SSO) experience for users, but it ends there. The problem is that the security checks are quite binary — users get access if they provide the right credentials and authentication. It has no awareness of the user and how it’s interacting with your data and apps.

When it comes to security operations, 84% said they need to add staff to close the gap⁶, especially when dealing with multiple security tools, the lack of cloud-relevant skills and expertise can leave room for human error that results in breaches.

Point solutions, such as virtual private networks and on-premises secure web gateway (SWG) and data loss protection DLP)) are deployed in stand-alone configurations. As a result, their policies are defined separately, have different management paradigms and do not integrate well with each other. Appliance-based solutions have their uses, especially when most entities reside within a perimeter. But cloud implementations can be difficult to scale and don’t provide visibility into the systems they are tasked with protecting data. And because they tend to be deployed in isolation, security teams are bogged down by convoluted workflows.

Today, attackers don’t simply “hack” into a system. They silently move laterally through your system until they find sensitive data or other high-value assets. Existing products like VPNs don’t provide adequate protection against credential stuffing or password spraying. And the rigid configurations and policies of IAM solutions are not able to continuously assess a user’s risk level before providing access.