Identiverse 2022 – where are we after a rapid move to cloud data?

The pandemic has accelerated cloud adoption among businesses as remote work becomes more prevalent and compliance laws become stricter. Many organizations have migrated data to the cloud, adopted multi-cloud approaches, and are adopting cloud-native data solutions. However, with increased cloud adoption comes a growing number of identities to manage, including employees, contractors, partners, service accounts, bots, and APIs. A strong identity foundation is crucial for maintaining access control in this rapidly evolving landscape. Many companies have implemented basic authentication concepts such as single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and cloud-based user directories, but few are enforcing MFA. This has led to a high number of identity-related breaches in recent years. To improve security, organizations should focus on continuous monitoring and tweaking existing solutions while also considering data management and authorization permissions across multi-cloud environments.