4 Hybrid Identity Security Pitfalls You Probably Already Forgot About
Breaches and Ransomware: Experts do a deep dive on avoiding the risks in managing hybrid identity environments
Nick Cavalancia
Microsoft Cloud and Datacenter MVP. CEO of Conversational Geek with over 25 years of enterprise IT experience. He has achieved numerous industry certifications including MCSE, MCT, Master CNE, and Master CNI.
Jonathan Blackwell
Product Manager at Imanami since 2012, he is the GroupID evangelist with years of experience in engineering. Jonathan has directed the development of GroupID and is recognized as a visionary in the IAM field.
Part 1: The risk in hybrid cloud environments
Risks that exist in the cloud began before the cloud – bad habits began “on-prem” and migrated when your data did. So what are the things you DIDN’T do that have put you at risk? Watch this segment to find out.
Duration:
09:40 minutes
Part 2: Hybrid identity is the key to security
Hybrid environments can be less secure, may not be role-based or provide the granularity required for keeping it secure. Jonathan and Nick discuss how all your hybrid identities require a more proactive lifecycle approach.
Duration:
12:26 minutes
Part 2: Hybrid identity is the key to security
Hybrid environments can be less secure, may not be role-based or provide the granularity required for keeping it secure. Jonathan and Nick discuss how all your hybrid identities require a more proactive lifecycle approach.
Duration:
12:26 minutes
Part 3: 4 common identity pitfalls to avoid
Don’t be a victim. Jonathan and Nick narrow the focus down to the four identity pitfalls to avoid. First, in a hybrid environment, there is usually too many separate identities to manage and keep up to date. Second, not leveraging a single authentication mechanism to synchronize identities keeps risk high. Third, lack of a lifecycle and governance perpetuates potential risks. Fourth, elevated permissions keeps risks out of view and makes control nearly impossible.
Duration:
11:43 minutes
About GroupID:
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