Duane Barnes, Vice President and General Manager, RapidScaleIn the era of digital business and remote work, pressure to protect data while enabling employees to be highly productive has never been greater. Duane Barnes, vice president and general manager at managed service provider RapidScale, explains how identity and access management (IAM) can help.Why is identity and access management especially important in today’s work landscape?Giving employees different passwords for different applications and networks generates a ton of help-desk calls. It’s complicated by the multitude of systems and apps requiring authentication for access—many more passwords to potentially forget. Identity and access management (IAM), starting with multifactor authentication (MFA), reduces that strain on IT. MFA requires two factors for access to resources employees need, whether on a Mac, Windows PC, or smartphone. One factor might be a password, and another could be a mobile-push notification, SMS (text), phone call, or fob. Streamlining access improves employee productivity—and the IT staff’s. It’s highly efficient and an extra layer of security.To read this article in full, please click her
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