Mitigating Information Risk Through Identity & Access Management (Strategic Focus)

This report provides an in-depth look into the opportunities that the identity and access management market represents to both vendors and end-users. It also explores likely scenarios in the evolution of the market, both in terms of technology and market dynamics. In addition, this report provides vendors with actionable recommendations that can assist them with their go-to-market strategy.

Report Highlights
The complexity of ID&AM requirements, along with the need to integrate disparate elements into a coherent ID&AM infrastructure, has left the technology with a reputation for being difficult to deploy and costly to integrate. This reputation may have been justified in the past, but vendors have made strides towards simplifying their solutions. Of all the components of security, ID&AM has the most important role to play in the maturing security market. ID&AM is tightly linked to business processes and to the IT infrastructure, since the management of access according to role, location and type of resource is a key enabler of business processes. Retail banking will continue to represent a key vertical for ID&AM vendors; however, the high penetration in the market suggests that demand within this sector will slow down. This will be accompanied by an increase in the demand for ID&AM solutions across other verticals.
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Overview 1
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Key Messages 2
The ID&AM opportunity is set to grow significantly across all segments 2
Reducing the complexity of ID&AM will create broader opportunities for vendors 2
A succession of data loss incidents has highlighted the need for better access monitoring 2
Compliance is important, but business concerns such as efficiency trump it 2
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Market Opportunity 5
The ID&AM opportunity is set to grow significantly across all segments 5
Increasing operational efficiency while reducing risk will be a key customer requirement 7
Retail banking leads in the penetration of ID&AM but other sectors are catching up quickly 7
Reducing the complexity of ID&AM will create broader opportunities for vendors 8
Simplification will help ID&AM technology to spread beyond its traditional markets 8
Technology Evolution 9
Vendors will offer stronger auditing and greater monitoring capabilities 9
A succession of data loss incidents has highlighted the need for better access monitoring 9
Enterprise role management will allow more granular access management 10
The access component of ID&AM will be increasingly integrated into applications 10
SOA will influence the way ID&AM solutions are designed and implemented 11
Broader and more innovative strong authentication will emerge in the market 11
Customer Impact 12
SSO solutions can provide a significant boost to security while reducing costs 12
Combining SSO with strong authentication will provide the best of both worlds 13
Enterprise risk management will enable better automation for identity provisioning 14
A more secure infrastructure will result in an increased focus on policy and auditing 14
The adoption of SOA-enabled ID&AM is a limited but important trend 15
Competitive Landscape 16
IT Infrastructure vendors will increase their influence over ID&AM through convergence 16
Different classes of vendors will persist due to the market's complexity and heterogeneity 17
The market is rapidly reaching a high degree of consolidation 18
Go to Market 19
New approaches to ID&AM will help customize the technology to suit SMEs 19
End-users require services capabilities to deal with the complexity of ID&AM technology 19
ID&AM is horizontal but there is value in adapting messaging to vertical requirements 21
Recommendations 23
Formulate your marketing messages in terms of business goals and risk management 23
Open standards and interoperability will remain key selling points 23
Continued innovation is an absolute necessity, especially around strong authentication 23
Services are an integral part of the delivery of ID&AM and should be treated as such 23
APPENDIX 24
Definitions 24
Methodology 24
Further reading 24
Ask the analyst 24
Datamonitor consulting 24
Disclaimer 25
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Table 1: The market opportunity for identity and access management solutions, 2006-2012 6
Table 2: ID&AM penetration across vertical markets 8
Table 3: Reported breaches of sensitive data, 2004-2008 10
Table 4: Average number of passwords per employee in the enterprise 13
Table 5: Objectives behind IT investments in the enterprise 21
Figure 1: All ID&AM segments represent promising long-term revenue opportunities 6
Figure 2: Retail banking leads in the penetration of ID&AM but other sectors will grow at a higher rate 7
Figure 3: High-profile incidents of data loss have highlighted the threat and increased awareness of it 9
Figure 4: The average employee frequently uses over six passwords to do his job 12
Figure 5: Only 21% of respondents in a recent survey expressed confidence in password authentication 14
Figure 6: Capabilities of ID&AM vendors vary significantly, with infrastructure vendors dominating overall 17
Figure 7: Objectives behind IT investments in the enterprise 20
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