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Identity Management

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ALSO CALLED: Identity Management (Security), Identity Management and Access Control, IM (Identity Management), Identity Management Security, Management of Identity, User ID Management, Identity and Access Management, ID Management, and IAM
DEFINITION: Identity management (ID management) is a broad administrative area that deals with identifying individuals in a system (such as a country, a network, or an enterprise) and controlling their access to resources within that system by associating user rights and restrictions with the established identity. The driver licensing system is a simple example of identity management: drivers are identified by  … 
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Recent Vendor Reports on Identity Management
12 Things You Should Know about Identity Management
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores 12 important principles for defining and addressing identity management.
Posted: 24 Nov 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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Hackers Announce Open Season on Web 2.0 Users and Browsers
sponsored by Purewire
WHITE PAPER: This paper details how the emergence of Web 2.0 has created a fertile threat environment for malware writers and distributors to spread their wares and offers a solution.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Get Personal: Capitalize on Your Subscriber Data with a Unified User Profile
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This IDC white paper discusses the role of user profile management in the telecom industry. Service providers' (SPs) efforts to manage, capitalize on, and provision user information across multiple databases are critical to fuel applications-led services.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Web Security Solutions
sponsored by Websense, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Read this whitepaper to learn ways to implement industry-leading URL filtering with extensive security capabilities that continuously watch the organization's assets for malicious activity and prevent them from being used in fraudulent attacks.
Posted: 19 Nov 2008 | Published: 19 Nov 2008
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Layering Enterprise Security with Next Generation Access Management
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WEBCAST: Check out this webcast and learn about the next generation of identity and access management technologies and get tips for successfully deploying these systems.
Posted: 18 Nov 2008 | Premieres: 04 Dec 2008, 12:00 EST (17:00 GMT)
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Preparing for Cloud Computing: The Managed Services Revolution
sponsored by CA
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the drivers for cloud computing, especially for communications service providers, and looks at the challenges that cloud computing infrastructures must address and key management components providers need to put in place.
Posted: 17 Nov 2008 | Published: 17 Nov 2008
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Secure Internet Single Sign-On for Salesforce CRM
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
PRODUCT LITERATURE: PingFederate is a software solution installed on-premise and PingConnect is an on-demand managed service.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 13 Nov 2008
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The Fundamentals of Compliance
sponsored by Novell Inc.
WEBCAST: Government and industry regulations have turned identity and access management strategies into a fundamental aspect of data security. However, implementing these tools to maximize your compliance efforts can be an expensive and time-consuming challenge.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Premieres: 11 Dec 2008, 14:00 EST (19:00 GMT)
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Implementing Secure Internet Single Sign-on: Standalone Server Vs Open Source Toolkits
sponsored by Ping Identity Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper presents the results of a study that examines two federated identity technology options and provides steps for implementation.
Posted: 14 Nov 2008 | Published: 14 Nov 2008
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Securing Data in Motion - Part Four
sponsored by Symantec Corporation and Iron Mountain Digital and Websense and Lumension Security and Utimaco Safeware
VIDEOCAST: In part four of this videocast series Pete Lindstrom, Senior Analyst for Burton Group discusses the tools and techniques needed to secure data in motion.
Posted: 07 Nov 2008 | Premiered: 07 Nov 2008, 09:00 EST (14:00 GMT)
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Securing the Common Point of Failure in IT Risk Controls
sponsored by Cyber-Ark Software
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to better understand the poor state of high-privilege access management and the potential security and audit failure points that threaten organizations worldwide.
Posted: 05 Nov 2008 | Published: 05 Nov 2008
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Assuring User Identities during a Business Disruption: Applying a Consistent Strong Authentication Policy to Business Continuity Planning
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to understand the importance of maintaining a two-factor authentication policy, as well as how to develop a plan that enables cost-effective binding of users to their credentials during an emergency.
Posted: 28 Oct 2008 | Published: 28 Oct 2008
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Assuring User Identities
sponsored by RSA, The Security Division of EMC
WHITE PAPER: Learn how leading solution providers are providing flexibility in authentication methods, form factors, delivery platforms, and related technologies to improve identity assurance efforts.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Published: 18 Oct 2008
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Digital Identity Protection and Data Security Get Personal
sponsored by Gemalto
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explores the challenges related to securing digital identities and protecting portable data and also examines the value proposition of using Personal Portable Security Devices.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Published: 17 Oct 2008
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Techniques for Transitioning to an IAM Suite
sponsored by VeriSign, Inc
WHITE PAPER: Organizations often fill their IAM needs with a variety of disparate techniques and applications. This tip will explain how an organization can ensure a successful transition from multiple products and tools to a single suite.
Posted: 14 Oct 2008 | Published: 14 Oct 2008
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The Power of One - A Simplified Approach to Identity and Access Management
sponsored by Quest Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper explains the access and identity challenges that arise in modern heterogeneous environments, and how the Quest One Identity Solution addresses these challenges.
Posted: 10 Oct 2008 | Published: 03 Oct 2008
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Making a Science of Search: Informatica Helps Elsevier Reinvent
sponsored by Informatica
CASE STUDY: Elsevier relies on Informatica® Identity Resolution™ to automate the task of searching and matching international addresses in its sales information system to provide this single view of its customers.
Posted: 07 Oct 2008 | Published: 07 Oct 2008
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Network Security Checklist
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Every SMB should have a written (and thoughtfully prepared) network-security plan in place. This white paper provides tips to help you develop one for your company.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 25 Sep 2008
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Streamlining Access Control for SAP® Systems: The Many Advantages of Automated User Provisioning
sponsored by Security Weaver
WHITE PAPER: For organizations with high-volumes of employees leveraging SAP solutions, managing access is a complex undertaking. This paper examines the access control challenges and reveals the many advantages of automated user provisioning for SAP solutions.
Posted: 24 Sep 2008 | Published: 24 Sep 2008
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Oracle Compliance Architecture
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper to learn how Oracle delivers a complete compliance architecture that makes it possible to keep costs down and implement system and processes that will handle the mandates effectively both now and in the future.
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 | Published: 20 Sep 2008
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Identity Management
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and explore the unique needs of midsize businesses as well as the factors driving them toward stronger identity management platforms.
Posted: 23 Sep 2008 | Published: 20 Sep 2008
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Using Logs as a Foundation for User Activity Monitoring
sponsored by LogLogic, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper explores the use of log and identity management systems for enabling user activity monitoring to improve security and ease regulatory compliance efforts, and increase the operational efficiency of the IT environment.
Posted: 19 Sep 2008 | Published: 19 Sep 2008
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Enterprise Password Management: A Guide to Best Practices
sponsored by RoboForm Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: Passwords are an essential security technique. This white paper reviews best practices to password management and provides contrast methods of dealing with Enterprise Single Sign-On (ESSO) and describes an alternative approach to ESSO.
Posted: 18 Sep 2008 | Published: 18 Sep 2008
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Viewpoint September 2008: Bug Finding is Ethical and Necessary
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Read a system administrator's reaction to an earlier Face-Off column in Bug Finding: Ethical and Necessary. Plus, a principal security analyst discusses Upfront Data Protection.
Posted: 15 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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Shared Identity Providers Could Soothe Password Chaos
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Read what writer Jay Heiser has to say about passwords and the security model that requires people to remember multiple passwords and logins, which has to change.
Posted: 15 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2008
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A Perfect Match?
sponsored by Information Security Magazine
JOURNAL ARTICLE: Feature-rich suites are putting a face on integration and interoperability.
Posted: 04 Sep 2008 | Published: 01 May 2008
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IDENTITY MANAGEMENT DEFINITION (continued): …  their license numbers and user specifications (such as "can not drive after dark") are linked to the identifying number.

In an IT network, identity management software is used to automate administrative tasks, such as resetting user passwords. Enabling users to reset their own passwords can save significant money and resources, since a large percentage of help desk calls are password-related. Password synchronization (p-synch) enables a user to access resources across systems with a single password; a more advanced version called single signon enables synchronization across applications … 
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