You may already be using Active Roles to manage privileged access, identity and Active Directory (AD) from a single pane of glass. But now, you can get more. Active Roles release 8.2 is poised to offer multiple new features that support customers who are migrating to the cloud and applying web-based resources during the continuing market evolution. It also introduces enhancements to management within Entra ID.

If you run an online image search for “cyber hacker,” you’ll likely find countless pictures of shadowy, hooded figures hunched over a laptop. There’s just one problem with those search But here’s the catch: The image of a human hacker is in the minority these days.

When we think about privilege access management (PAM), we typically think about it first as preventive control. PAM solutions manage who has privileged access to systems, enforce least-privilege principles and monitor and record privileged user activity. This is crucial for preventing misuse of high-level permissions and ensuring accountability.

Context is important. And there is no exception when traversing the realm of cybersecurity, especially when dealing with Roles within SAP ABAP systems. In Identity Manager, Context-based requests come up frequently enough to require well-organized, air-tight configuration. But what exactly are you configuring? And is it going to be hard to follow this road? What is Context in SAP roles? Organizations, especially large organizations utilizing SAP, will have lots of SAP roles to sort through.

Over the past few years, the identity security industry has been buzzing with terms like “convergence.” These days, it feels like everyone offers a “unified” cybersecurity platform. It’s as if we all woke up one day in 2021 and realized that solving our identity security problems with a siloed array of “best-in-breed” point solutions could leave gaps in coverage or create confusion with overlapping functionalities.

A couple of weeks ago, we started talking about cybersecurity spending and how we, as security professionals, need to rethink prioritizing those budgets to match the cyber threat landscape. One key takeaway: identity and access management (IAM) is chronically underfunded compared to other, more glamorous security initiatives.