Identity Attack Vectors: Implementing an Effective Identity and Access Management Solution

© Morey J. Haber, Darran Rolls 2020

M. J. Haber, D. RollsIdentity Attack Vectorshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5165-2_6

6. Identity Governance Defined

Morey J. Haber¹  and Darran Rolls²

(1)

ORLANDO, FL, USA

(2)

AUSTIN, TX, USA

 

Identity Governance has emerged as a critical building block in enterprise Information Technology (IT) automation, in enterprise security, and in corporate compliance management. It provides a framework for controlling user access and ultimately helping to reduce overall operational risk. Fortunately, there is a good degree of industry consensus around what Identity Governance means, so for the purpose of this book, we offer the following summary definition:

Identity Governance is the technology and processes to ensure that ...