Introduction
Identity and access management (IAM) is more critical than ever in today's complex digital landscape. Organizations face increasing pressure to secure their data and applications while adhering to evolving regulations such as NIS 2 and ISO 27001.
Traditional Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) solutions can be complex, costly, and time-consuming, often requiring extensive resources and lengthy implementation periods. "IGA Light" however offers a streamlined, practical approach to modern identity governance.
Understanding "IGA Light"
What is IGA Light?
IGA Light is a lightweight approach to IAM, designed to provide organizations with essential identity governance capabilities without the heavy overhead of traditional IGA solutions.
It focuses on quickly achieving visibility into user access, identifying and remediating risks, and ensuring ongoing compliance. It's not about automating everything, but about using data to make better decisions about who has access to what.
Key Features of IGA Light?
- Rapid Deployment: IGA Light solutions can be deployed in days, not months, providing fast time-to-value and quicker security improvements.
- Data-Driven Approach: IGA Light treats identity governance as a data problem. It prioritizes collecting data from critical systems and applying security controls to identify risks.
- Essential Security Controls: IGA Light focuses on core security controls, such as identifying orphaned accounts, managing privileged access, and addressing access accumulation.
- Complete Visibility: Gaining complete visibility into who can access what across all systems is a fundamental principle of IGA light.
- Simplified Access Reviews: IGA Light simplifies access reviews, making it easier to involve business stakeholders in reviewing and cleaning up user accounts.
- Automated Monitoring: IGA Light provides automated monitoring capabilities, continuously tracking user access and implementing long-term governance.
Why Choose IGA Light?
IGA Light provides a more efficient, cost-effective, and faster path to securing user access. It allows organizations to focus on immediate security improvements and compliance, avoiding the delays and complexity associated with full-scale IGA deployments
The Benefits of IGA Light
- Improved Security Posture: By focusing on essential security controls and visibility, IGA Light helps to reduce the attack surface and mitigate identity-related risks.
- Compliance with Regulations: IGA Light supports compliance with key regulations, such as NIS 2 and ISO 27001, by providing the necessary controls and reporting capabilities to demonstrate that you are in control of user access.
- NIS 2: The NIS2 directive requires organizations to enhance their cybersecurity measures, including managing user access and identities. More information can be found on Elimity's dedicated NIS2 page: https://elimity.com/identity-security-nis2.
- ISO 27001: ISO 27001 provides a framework for information security management, and IGA Light helps you meet the access control requirements of this certification.
- Reduced Costs: IGA Light offers a significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to traditional IGA suites, avoiding the need for large, upfront investments.
- Faster Implementation: IGA Light can be implemented in days, providing immediate visibility and control over user access.
- Better Visibility: Organizations can quickly gain a clear view of who has access to what across their entire IT landscape.
- Efficient Access Reviews: IGA Light simplifies access review processes, making them less tedious and more business-friendly. You can learn more about improving access review processes at: https://elimity.com/blog/access-reviews-excel.
- Continuous Monitoring: Continuous tracking of user access and the implementation of long-term governance to stay in control of identity risks.
IGA Light versus Traditional IGA
- Scope: IGA Light focuses on essential security and visibility, while traditional IGA aims for full, end-to-end automation. The light version does not include read-write connectors and complex workflow automation which are typical of traditional IGA.
- Cost: IGA Light is significantly more affordable than traditional IGA suites.
Complexity: IGA Light is simpler and faster to deploy compared to the often complex and lengthy implementations of traditional IGA.
- Time to Value: IGA Light delivers faster results and quicker security improvements, with implementation in days or weeks rather than months or years.
- Implementation: Traditional IGA implementations can take months or years, while IGA light can be implemented in days or weeks.
In summary, IGA Light provides a cost-effective alternative for organizations that need to quickly improve their security posture and demonstrate compliance, particularly when compared to the higher costs associated with traditional IGA.
The focus on rapid deployment and a data-driven approach allows for a quicker return on investment, with a significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO) than traditional IGA solutions.
Case Study: Success with IGA Light
A European insurance company used Elimity Insights to gain control over user access. By implementing the platform and connecting it to key systems, they achieved the following results:
- First visibility of users and access in 2 days
- Connected 8 IAM sources within 2 weeks
- Removed 60 critical orphaned accounts within a month
- Sent out 70 access reviews
They reduced their costs, and improved their cybersecurity, whilst producing audit proof needed for ISO 27001 certification. This case shows how IGA Light allows organizations to quickly gain control, improve security, and ensure compliance. Download the full customer case by clicking on the button below! 👇
Ready to Take Control of Users and Accesses within Days?
Ready to take control of your user access? Start your journey with an Identity Security Assessment today and see how IGA Light can benefit your organization. https://elimity.com/assessment.
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