Cloud computing is an effective solution for large and small companies across every industry. There has been rapid adoption due in large part to its accessibility, flexibility, and reliability. The cloud environment brings a significant amount of benefits, but at the same time, it can expose businesses to various alarming cybersecurity risks.

A study conducted by Thales and 451 Research revealed that 40% of respondents have experienced a data breach within their cloud environments. In addition, 83% of the businesses have failed to encrypt half of the sensitive data they store in the cloud. This further raises concerns about the impact malicious actors can have on these vulnerable organizations.

Securing sensitive cloud data from unauthorized access remains the top concern for the majority of IT professionals. This includes ensuring the security of employees’ accounts. Maintaining user access and identities has become increasingly challenging in an environment where the threat landscape constantly evolves.

Why Is IAM Vital For Cloud Security?

Business organizations store apps and data files containing confidential information within the cloud. This makes it crucial to take preventive measures to secure cloud assets in order to prevent data loss and breaches.  Identity and Access Management (IAM) is one of the most effective ways to ensure cloud security.

IAM encompasses the technologies that manage the permissions and access for users and various cloud resources. In addition, IAM policies are a set of consents that attach either to the users, or cloud resources, to authorize what they can access and do with it.

At the moment, IAM offers several security benefits for the cloud systems:

  • The IAM system performs multiple operations for ensuring security in the cloud environment. This includes authentication, authorization, provisioning storage, and verification.
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