With organizations producing and consuming more and more data, and employees demanding access via new devices, many IT departments are struggling to balance sharing with security.
One of the major problems is the proliferation of user identities. Getting a “single view of the employee” across all the applications they use and the assets which have been issues to the is a real headache. Also, it's hard to make sure their access to applications is revoked and devices are reclaimed or wiped when they leave the organization.
Kurt Johnson has the insight that while this effect may be being caused by the growth of data, it can also be managed with big data techniques. Organizations need to use analytics to study identity activity in real time.
The people we used to call “users” – ie humanity – are now inside the system. They are actors within the information flow of the business. Data standards need to cover people, their roles and their relationships to each other and every relevant element of the business. Should this perspective develop from Security or HR? I believe it's a strategic issue which ought to be addressed by your information governance function. Taming Identity Data
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