Identity & Access Management

Ensuring the right people access the right resources at the right time

Overview

Increasingly complex corporate infrastructure demands an additional layer of protection

Traditionally, enterprise applications and data sit behind an on-premise firewall, with employees logging in locally to directly access the resources they require. As the modern workplace grows more complex with the adoption of cloud computing tech and the growth of remote work, it has become difficult for organizations to ensure their employees have easy and secure access to necessary resources. Additionally, this process can be further complicated when external parties such as vendors, customers, and partners need to be given access to those resources. 

Data breaches and cyberattacks have become a growing concern over the years and various solutions have emerged across the enterprise IT sector. However, one layer of preventive security—identity and access management (IAM)—has been growing in popularity, helping users avoid cyber incidents and streamline processes like employee onboarding and granting access to enterprise IT resources. 

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Market Sizing

The US Identity & Access Management market could reach USD 16.8 billion–27.6 billion by 2028

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The increasingly interconnected nature of corporate infrastructure has led to a spike in the number of cyberattacks in recent years. With a significant proportion of these being identity-based intrusions, enterprises across the technology, manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, and healthcare sectors have begun to use IAM solutions across use cases such as scaling, consolidating identities, access management, and compliance.

Besides the typical use of IAM solutions to secure the boundaries of the corporate network, organizations have found numerous benefits through various implementations of an identity security stack, ranging from time saved to reduced overheads to increased productivity. 

We have identified key IAM use cases below:

Market Mapping


IAM solutions can be divided into several categories, including the base subdivisions of “identity” and “access.” “Identity” management comprises the databases that contain user information as well as supporting tools such as user analytics and audit and identity lifecycle management platforms. On the other hand, “access” management products typically include systems, such as MFA, which involve token-based authentication, behavioral authentication, and risk-based authentication. Capabilities such as single sign-on (SSO) are also within this category.

Companies offering end-to-end IAM solutions to manage customer identities raised the most funding —nearly USD 4.4 billion in funding as of June 2024.

The Disruptors


The IAM space is dominated largely by expansion-stage disruptors, indicating its relative maturity; nearly half were founded after 2017. Most startups focus on providing end-to-end IAM solutions to manage employee or customer identities, differentiating themselves by product features such as AI and biometrics or focus industries such as financial services or online businesses.

Customer identity management vendor Socure is the highest-funded private startup in this space, with over USD 740 million in funding as of June 2024.

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Incumbents


Incumbents in the IAM space include major technology firms such as Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco, Oracle, IBM, and Salesforce. Amazon is integrating IAM solutions into its broader cloud computing ecosystems in order to enhance security and user management. For example, Cisco enhances network access and authentication with Cisco Identity Service Engine and Duo Security, while Oracle focuses on compliance and access management with Oracle Access Governance and Oracle Identity Governance. These companies are actively expanding their IAM capabilities through acquisitions and partnerships.

In addition, incumbents include established security vendors offering targeted solutions or blending IAM with other cybersecurity products.

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Overview

What are IAM platforms?

IAM comprises a framework of tools, policies, and processes used to grant the right individuals access to an organization’s resources based on the entity’s requirements and authorization policies.
Traditionally, access management has meant manually assigning an entity’s access and authorization levels to each resource. With the rise of new technologies, such as cloud computing and APIs, this process has become more complicated and error-prone, as it requires the authorization of hundreds or even thousands of entities. 
Modern tools can automate this process, enabling administrators to authorize access based on a set of rules or policies. This means that with an organization’s employee identity credentials residing in a central database, changes in access can be enforced through changing rulesets rather than access for users or applications individually. This is known as role-based access control (RBAC).

What does IAM do?

Components of an IAM platform

Components of an IAM
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