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Avancer Corporation is a systems integrator focusing on State of Art Identity and Access Management technology. With over a decade of experience of integrating IAM solutions for world’s leading corporations we bring you some insights through our articles on Avancer Corporation’s Official Blog

When Businesses Implement IAM Tech

09/01/2015

Businesses that are able to implement Identity and Access Management (IAM) technology in the right way are promised big rewards. However, CIOs and decision makers need to gain perspective on IAM implementation and make sure that their approach is progressive to get the best out of their IAM investment. A though strategic implementation of IAM tech can make all the difference to your business.Here are the things IT decision makers need to keep in perspective when they are at the stage of making IAM technology a part of their IT Ecosystem. Anticipating the Scale of Preparation it Demands CIOs first IAM implementation is often overlooks the need for expert intervention. While it may come across as a ... Read More

Myths Around Healthcare Regulatory Penalty

08/18/2015

Healthcare, being a social sector is designed for public access and traditionally has not considered enforcing safeguards. An effective way to approach HIPAA compliance in a healthcare establishment is by ensuring that any myth related to the regulation is defied. It becomes crucial to gain deep knowledge about the regulations. As digitization of sensitive information in healthcare sector has taken on in full swing, service providers, be it large settings or smaller units, are perpetual targets of cyber thieves looking for information. If it surprises you that data (whether on premises or cloud) in custody of healthcare providers – from large hospital to small clinical settings to laboratories – are on the watch list of cyber criminals, then do not ... Read More

Collaborative Workplace – Made Possible Via IAM

08/13/2015

Did you receive a request for approval lately? Is that request lying on your inbox unattended? Is there any further clarification (or worse – a series of clarifications) required to process that request – perhaps a policy consideration which might require intervention of a super senior resource? What if you are required to take out all requests he has sent in? Isn’t that’s a pain in the neck? The term is Un-automated Workflow Syndrome / Un-computerized Workflow Syndrome. Think about intuitive intelligent IT systems that track each activity and enables users to take out relevant (and authorized) information at a click of mouse? Collaborative automation is about creation of intuitive systems made possible with IAM technology and that is undoubtedly one of ... Read More

Industry Regulatory Compliances that Require IAM Solutions

08/06/2015

When I think of government enacted legislation, I remember the famous quote from one of the influential humanist philosophers, Marsilio Ficino, “Everything in nature is either a cause aimed at you or the consequence made by you”. With the history behind us on the Enron accounting scandal and the future pondering the significance and protection of big data & the growing threat of cyber breach attacks, it has become imperative for the corporations, educational institutions & government agencies to embrace legislation enacted regulatory compliances not just to be law abiding, but also to protect enterprise & stakeholder assets & bring ROI in the form of operational efficiency. Regulatory compliances and Identity & Access Management (IAM) technology go hand-in-hand, because they both ... Read More

What Makes IAM an IT Security Best Practice

07/25/2015

IT security best practice keeps evolving, regardless of whether businesses claim that they are well aware of them. Furthermore, this knowledge is of little benefit if pre-empted actions to prevent mishaps are not taken. With IT infrastructures within companies becoming increasingly complex, it is becoming all the more important for organizations to become proactive about IT/Cyber Security. In this case, the problem seldom lies with lack of awareness, but is attributed to lethargic attitude towards embracing requisite IT security measures. That’s precisely what experts point at when they express their disappointment with the adoption of IAM technology. In vulnerable internet based platform, Identity and Access Management brings a security shield at user’s entry point. In addition to this, it is found ... Read More

It Is About Creating Strong Teams in Federation

07/06/2015

Quite a few features of Identity and Access Management Technology are not known to IT decision-makers. All they understand is a raw concept – allowing the right person to enter the office premises and in digital terminology, it is allowing for the right access to the organization’s IT systems. One of the lesser-known features about the IAM technology is that the benefits of the right access are not limited to the internal audiences, it is quite exhaustive and reaches out to your Federation network. Federated Access is the electronic identity and attributes of users in (or beyond the physical range of) organizations. Federated Access Management provides a simple mechanism to identify, authenticate, validate, and authorize users and provide them with ... Read More

Take a pick – Cloud or Premise for Root Password?

06/29/2015

Cloud technology has come a long way. As businesses express their concerns over security considerations in a cloud environment, cloud operators come up with a befitting solution. Examples of this proactive approach include Single tenancy on the (private) cloud, Bring Your Own Encryption (BYOE), Ensuring Data in Motion, … These are in keeping with the trends in computing technology and these benefits are rightly extended to the Identity and Access Governance sphere. So while all the noise is being created over the cloud is safe, why not take the next step and talk about Privilege Account Management and relating it to Cloud. Management of Privilege Accounts through Cloud technologyBenefits in terms of automation, just in time access and keeping the IT admin ... Read More

Privileged Accounts, Root Password and Some Insights!

06/09/2015

Within the domain of Identity Management is a focused branch that takes special note of the special requirements of powerful accounts within the IT infrastructure of an enterprise. Those powerful accounts are knows as Privilege Accounts given the fact that they have access to most crucial information, they dictate the governance terms and are the true gatekeepers of data within an automated environment. Privilege accounts are held by Information Security and governance professionals, their accounts are mixed with tool to help companies meet compliance requirements, enforce regulations and prevent data breaches. Privileged Account Management (PAM) is about granting IT Administrators the required credentials to perform their jobs. The elements of PAM include usage of secure web-browser, password management, secured manual intervention ... Read More

To Businesses with Love – Obama’s Cyber-Security Proposal

05/15/2015

The parade of regulations related to cyber security means more compliance, discipline and agility to be showcased by businesses. Identity and Access Management technology has been instrumental in helping businesses achieve an upper hand on the regulatory requirements. Ever since the internet made a foray the government has been on the front foot to monitor activities over the internet. The Sony hacks was a failure of corporate digital security in light of unprecedented threats to public and private networks, organized cybercrime machinery. Businesses are often disciplined with regulatory arms that flash hefty fines, consumer rights violations, business ethics and any violation leading to downward spiralling brand image. President Obama sought a budget allocation of 14 ... Read More

Why BYOD could have saved Hillary a MESS!!

05/15/2015

And yes by Hillary I am referring to the Secretary of State, Senator and former First Lady and probably the next President of the USA. For those who don’t know below is a brief summary of what happened: Hillary Clinton used her personal email account which didn’t encrypt messages during the first two months of use, which would have left emails sent and received by Clinton in early 2009 vulnerable, just when British and American intelligence agencies were reportedly spying on world leaders. In her defense she said “I opted for convenience to use my personal email account, which was allowed. “I thought it would be easier to ... Read More

IdM VM Image: How does it help?

05/15/2015

Let’s start with what is IdM VM Image? In order to have a smooth functioning of IDM technology, the backend, front end, and middleware need to interact with each other. Therefore when an organization’s ecosystem is to bring Identity and Access Management technology, VM Image helps in simplifying the task. IAM solutions requires components with various versions to synchronize with the many features of IAM such as Provisioning, de-provisioning, SSO, Federated Access, Access Governance, Mobile Access… Depending on the requirements of the system, the complexity of the existing IAM system that needs to be upgraded or a fresh system keeps on increasing. Here are three key factors that indicate how such a customized VM ... Read More

Long live thy password!

05/15/2015

Passwords dates way back to 1960, the time of commencement of computing technology. It was quite secure and it still is a stylish factor in ensuring access security. We stand today in 2015 where the scope of computing has exploded and passwords have become easier to crack for hackers, who resort to innovative tricks to fool a user. Identity and Access technology algorithm has achieved exponential dimensions with one person possessing multiple IT properties. Such properties include, and are not limited to, the number of devices one owns, applications one accesses, websites one visits, recreation tools one opt for over the internet, online transactions one has to ... Read More