Co-authored by Kevin Pratt Identity and access management (IAM) should be a seamless part of employees’ day-to-day activities and your organization’s overall security posture. An IAM program controls and administers the access users have to an array of critical systems and data. If your users have difficulty accessing systems and…

There’s a common expectation that the higher you go in any business, the less you see of your customers. But Laurene Hummer, senior offering manager for identity and access management (IAM) services at IBM Security, makes a point of taking every opportunity offered to speak with end users. Laurene works…

It’s hard to keep New Year’s resolutions. According to U.S. News & World Report, nearly 80 percent of them fail by the second week of February — not because the intent is off or the motivation is gone, but simply because the status quo is easier. Change requires discomfort and…

The constant string of data breaches isn’t what I’d call funny, but it does make me think about one of my favorite cinematic comedies. The film “Groundhog Day” stars Bill Murray as a grumpy weatherman who travels to the little town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where a famous rodent supposedly predicts…