Authentication and Authorization: How important are these to Businesses?

Here is a question for you. How would you rate the access management control of your business on a scale of 1-10??

Recently, there has been an explosion in the number of machine identities for which organizations are responsible. Most companies these days manage complex application infrastructures housed on-premise, in faraway data centres, and in private & public clouds. This should be read in the context that 61% of the breaches in organizations involve credentials, whether stolen via social engineering or hacked using brute force. With the number of cyber threats on the rise, businesses are increasingly turning to Smart and Unified Authentication &? Authorization Management technologies to protect their data and people.??

This is a framework of rules, procedures, and tools that enables businesses to manage seamless Authentication to sensitive corporate data and digital identities. It enhances security and user experience, promotes better business outcomes, and boosts the viability of mobile and remote working. Besides, it enhances cloud adoption by assigning users with specific roles and ensuring they have the proper level of access to company resources and networks. IT managers can use these technologies to ensure that the users are who they say they are (authentication) and that users access the resources and apps they have permission to use (authorization).??

1. The process of authenticating people who are permitted to access systems, applications, APIs, microservices and other data is known as authentication.?
2. Authorization is the process of giving a verified user access to carry out a particular activity on a set of resources. Once the authentication procedure is completed, authorization policies are implemented. The information you can access is determined by the authorisation procedure.??

Organizations strive to employ the best authentication procedure to secure their data. To Authenticate a designated or valid user, a variety of authentication procedures can be utilized, including Single Sign On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Consumer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), etc. Together, authentication and authorisation can be potential tools for data security. These are further standardized by protocols like OpenId and SAML etc?

In short, authentication and authorisation are imperative when dealing with access to any sensitive data asset. Without them, you risk exposing information via a breach or unauthorized access, resulting in customer loss or regulatory fines. Organizations can securely share sensitive data while enhancing the user experience by integrating the appropriate authentication mechanisms with authorization.??

Skillmine Auth is a bespoke authentication and authorization solution that provides a seamless experience with respect to access management. It offers Single-Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor-Authentication (MFA) and many other features to ensure that your organization has an additional layer of security. Besides, the solution is compatible across different platforms and supports multiple protocols.??

I will be conducting an in-depth discussion on authentication and authorization in an upcoming webinar on 26th August at 11:30 AM. You can join me to be part of a thought-provoking session by registering here:? https://bit.ly/3C1MUvW??