{"id":12535,"date":"2021-09-27T10:10:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T10:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/?post_type=infographics&#038;p=12535"},"modified":"2025-05-01T13:57:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T13:57:40","slug":"8-best-practices-for-robust-iam-strategy","status":"publish","type":"infographics","link":"https:\/\/demolobby.com\/veritisbeta\/infographics\/8-best-practices-for-robust-iam-strategy\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best Practices for Robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) Strategy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amid the pandemic, enterprises worldwide adopted a remote working culture to enable business continuity. This has led to a significant spike in access points and digital user identities.<\/p>\n<p>It is a tightrope walk for enterprises to facilitate near-ubiquitous access to users and protect sensitive information. Many are struggling to define and manage user identities and access permissions.<\/p>\n<p>To address these challenges, organizations need to implement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/blog\/iam-best-practices-for-optimal-cloud-security\/\">IAM best practices<\/a>, ensuring a robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) system that enables effective access management, authentication, identity management, and governance.<\/p>\n<h4>Here\u2019s an infographic that sheds light on eight best practices to implement robust IAM strategy:<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12536 size-full\" title=\"8 Best Practices for Robust IAM Strategy\" src=\"https:\/\/veritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8-best-practices-for-robust-iam-strategy-infographic.png\" alt=\"8 Best Practices for Robust IAM Strategy\" width=\"800\" height=\"2225\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Email-us<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:connect@veritis.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connect@veritis.com<\/a>;\u00a0<strong>Call<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/972-753-0022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">972-753-0022<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-sm-12\"><a href=\"https:\/\/veritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/8-best-practices-for-robust-iam-strategy.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3137 size-full\" title=\"Download DevOps 2021 Trends\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/download-pdf.png\" alt=\"Download DevOps 2021 Trends\" width=\"225\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/solutions\/identity-and-access-management-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Identity and Access Management (IAM)<\/a> is the best defense to secure an organization. However, IAM can also be the weakest link if not implemented properly.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, unauthorized access is among the highest ranked attack vectors for cybercriminals.<\/p>\n<h2>8 Best Practices for Robust IAM Strategy<\/h2>\n<h3>1) Zero-in on Identity<\/h3>\n<p>Centralize security controls around user and service identities<\/p>\n<h3>2) Embrace Zero-trust<\/h3>\n<p>Presume no user is trustworthy unless proved otherwise.<\/p>\n<h3>3) Implement MFA<\/h3>\n<p>MFA enables multiple layers of authentication, ensuring extra security<\/p>\n<h3>4) Robust Passwords<\/h3>\n<p>Ensure users set strong passwords and update them regularly<\/p>\n<h3>5) Limit Privileged Accounts<\/h3>\n<p>Restricting the no. of users having privileged access reduces risk<\/p>\n<h3>6) Go Passwordless<\/h3>\n<p>Improve user experience with email-, SMS-, or biometrics-based logins<\/p>\n<h3>7) Access Audits<\/h3>\n<p>Regularly conduct access audits to review, revoke, or restrict access<\/p>\n<h3>8) Stay Compliant<\/h3>\n<p>Adhere to regulatory compliances like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPPA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Securely Connect Every User to the Right Level of Access with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/solutions\/identity-and-access-management-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Veritis IAM Services<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s Talk!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/contact\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/contact-us.png\" alt=\"Contact Us\" width=\"225\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>More Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/blog\/robust-identity-management-with-8-point-iam-audit-checklist-and-iam-strategy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Robust Identity Management With \u20188-Point IAM Audit Checklist\u2019 and \u2018IAM Strategy\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/blog\/identity-and-access-management-trends\/\">Identity and Access Management Trends for 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/blog\/iam-best-practices-for-optimal-cloud-security\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">IAM Best Practices for Optimal Cloud Security<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/blog\/healthcare-identity-and-access-management-iam-five-steps-to-transformation\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Healthcare Identity and Access Management (IAM): Five Steps to Transformation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veritis.com\/blog\/top-tools-and-security-protocols-that-make-iam-successful\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Top Tools and Security Protocols That Make IAM Successful!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12726,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12535","infographics","type-infographics","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demolobby.com\/veritisbeta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/infographics\/12535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demolobby.com\/veritisbeta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/infographics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demolobby.com\/veritisbeta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/infographics"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demolobby.com\/veritisbeta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demolobby.com\/veritisbeta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}