{"id":5465,"date":"2017-04-10T06:26:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/?p=5465"},"modified":"2017-04-10T06:26:31","modified_gmt":"2017-04-10T12:26:31","slug":"the-importance-of-iam-in-an-increasingly-connected-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/the-importance-of-iam-in-an-increasingly-connected-world\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of IAM in an increasingly connected world"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The importance of IAM in an increasingly connected world<\/h2>\n<p>Cybersecurity is a key concern for businesses today especially as employees are increasingly using connected devices. According to Gartner estimates, 8.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2017. As the technology landscape evolves, business leaders need to steer through the intersection of digital business and increasing IT risk.<\/p>\n<p>In such a scenario, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is more important than ever to ensure that the right users are given access to key organizational data and resources, while ensuring efficiency and compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Read more at &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.networksasia.net\/article\/importance-iam-increasingly-connected-world.1491775486\" target=\"_blank\">The importance of IAM in an increasingly connected world<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Allidm-IdentityAccessManagement.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4613\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/allidm.com\/blog\/logmote-has-launched-its-unified-authentication-single-sign-on-sso-solution-into-the-global-security-market\/allidm-identityaccessmanagement\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Allidm-IdentityAccessManagement.png?fit=10%2C10&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"10,10\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Allidm Identity Access Management Post Image\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Identity and Access Management Post Image&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Allidm-IdentityAccessManagement.png?fit=10%2C10&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/allidm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Allidm-IdentityAccessManagement.png?resize=10%2C10\" alt=\"Allidm Identity Access Management Post Image\" width=\"10\" height=\"10\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4613\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The importance of IAM in an increasingly connected world Cybersecurity is a key concern for businesses today especially as employees are increasingly using connected devices. 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