Employee accounts
Employee accounts connect people to applications, data and internal systems. Their access rights, sign-in paths and usage contexts are a significant part of the attack surface.
Identity Security
Secure identities before access becomes a risk.
Identities are the central connection between people, applications and enterprise resources. As infrastructure becomes more complex, consistent control of authentication and access becomes increasingly important.
01Employees
02Administrators
03Service Accounts
04Applications
SHARED LAYERShared control
The security concern
Why Identity Security has become a central security concern.
Valid credentials can be misused without immediately looking like a conventional attack. Access rights and trusted authentication paths already exist, which is precisely why context matters.
Distributed identity systems add complexity. Identities are not limited to users: machines, services and applications also access enterprise resources. If compromised, privileged access can have particularly extensive consequences.
Relevant identities
The identities that need to be considered.
Administrative and privileged accounts
Administrative accounts often have extensive permissions. Their access should therefore be assessed together with the identity, context and target resource.
Service accounts
Service accounts enable technical processes between systems. They are often long-lived and require dedicated assessment because conventional user controls may not apply directly.
Applications and technical identities
Applications can access resources directly or use technical identities. These access paths also need to be included in the security assessment.
Where conventional security models reach their limits.
- Multiple identity stores and divided responsibilities
- Hybrid environments with on-premise and cloud systems
- Legacy authentication and historically established access paths
- Service accounts with limited usage transparency
- Different permission models and target resources
Consistent control point
Identity Security as the link between identity and resource.
The security assessment does not end at sign-in. What matters is the complete path from identity through authentication and context to the specific decision to grant access to a resource.
Where this topic becomes particularly relevant.
- Hundreds or thousands of identities
- Dedicated IT operations and complex internal infrastructure
- Active Directory connected to cloud services
- Privileged administrative accounts
- Legacy systems or established applications
- Service accounts and technical identities
- Complex permission structures
Discuss your Identity Security requirements.
In an initial consultation, we review your current environment and identify appropriate next steps.