The IT implications of the pandemic-induced surge in remote work are headlined by an increased reliance on cloud applications and services. Supporting and securing direct-to-cloud access has necessitated a focus on identity and access management (IAM) initiatives including:
- Extending single sign-on (SSO) to additional SaaS applications
- Implementing MFA (finally!) to secure access to an organization’s most critical and sensitive apps and data
- Rethinking privilege access management (PAM) in a cloud context
- Monitoring user activity to detect both insider threats and stolen credentials
- And, because new devices are being used by remote employees, extending trust-based authentication to device profiles
Updating these aspects and others of an IAM program to secure a remote workforce starts with a focus on policies. However, developing and adjusting policies to support the increase in the work-from-home population is the top security challenge associated with remote work as reported by a third of the respondents in a recent ESG study. In this first of a two-part video series, Greg Keller, JumpCloud’s CTO, and I discuss the challenges and solves for the strategic imperative to secure the identity perimeter expanded by remote work. Click here to watch Part 2 »
