Three things to know about IAM

User lifecycle management

Infosec professionals need to understand the end-to-end process of managing user identities within an organization. This includes activities such as user provisioning (creating user accounts), user deprovisioning (disabling or removing user accounts), managing user access rights, and maintaining user directories or databases.

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Access control

Access control mechanisms play a crucial role in ensuring that users have appropriate access privileges based on their roles and responsibilities. Infosec professionals should be knowledgeable about various access control models (e.g., discretionary, mandatory, role-based), access control policies, and techniques for enforcing access controls (e.g., authentication, authorization, and audit controls).

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identity governance

Identity governance focuses on establishing policies and processes to ensure that users' access privileges are aligned with business needs and comply with regulatory requirements. Infosec professionals should understand the importance of defining and enforcing segregation of duties (SoD), periodic access reviews, and least privilege principles to minimize the risk of unauthorized access or abuse.

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