Enterprises are using the cloud for higher scalability and replacing older systems/hardware with modern/advanced technologies as they are all set to embark on their digital transformation journeys. In either scenario, keeping up with the fast-paced market developments is a struggle.

The world is struggling to accommodate the “return to the office,” and industries are trying to keep up with the rapid speed of change. Many patterns have emerged during this transformation, which industries must adopt in order to accomplish their digitalization ambitions.

The Partnership between Networking and Security Teams

The distinction between NOCs (Network Operation Centres) and SOCs (Security Operations Centres) is beginning to blur. In the wider scheme of things, these two positions are inextricably interwoven and will continue to be so for many years to come. Security is a consideration in very few network tasks, especially when it comes to communication between the internal network and the outside world.

Security is no longer the “post-review” department that was once used to obtain a simple sign-off. Modern development processes, as well as legislation like the GDPR, require security input at the design stage, demonstrating that security personnel is becoming more tech-savvy. As a result, it’s critical to meet both teams’ high expectations or to seamlessly merge the two teams’ versions.

Provisioning Automated from a Single Source of Truth

In today’s modern world, the cloud and online services have posed a challenge to Active Directory’s adaptability. As a result, authentication sources are becoming fragmented, depending on where authentication services are located, their capabilities, and security.

Federated identity systems seek to connect everything together, but their complexity means that adoption is limited to the largest companies with the most experienced teams.

Smaller businesses want to streamline the way their users function and avoid the substantial security dangers of fragmented user repositories. Therefore corporations must return to a single source of truth to achieve traction.

While a single source of truth is constantly expected to dominate account provisioning and de-provisioning, single sign-on services will gain increasing dominance in account authentication.

This package includes:

• Control over the user account in question has been increased.
• Weak passwords are less likely to be used.
• There will be fewer support calls as a result of forgotten passwords.
• A unified look and feel, as well as a standardized authentication process

Anomaly Alerting and Response Systems in Real-Time

For years, people have debated whether machine learning and artificial intelligence are worthwhile applications. As global network providers successfully strive toward this, there is a lot of potential for automated anomaly detection.

Considering identity and access management, it’s important to construct a wall or a set of strict restrictions that only react once an unwanted access event has occurred.

However, there is growing interest in detecting abnormalities, including odd new source locations, keystrokes, and even the date and time. After that, a reply is taken, such as blocking the attempt, warning the user, or removing additional controls/authentication steps.

Some of these steps may appear to run counter to the goal of making the authentication process easier for users. Such measures, on the other hand, would be tailored to occur only in the most extreme of conditions.

When aberrant behavior is noticed using traditional alerts such as email or SOAR (System Orchestration, Automation, and Response) contact, SOCs or even merged SOC/NOC teams may be alerted in real-time. As a result, a series of pre-defined response steps could be triggered.

Customers, on the other hand, are looking for improved integration amongst different systems in order to cut reaction times. As a result, these recommendations are much more important for business continuity, security, and success.

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