Why Identity Is the New Digital Security Perimeter
The modern cybersecurity world is transforming with the changing security mechanisms, rising sophisticated attacks, and shifting business dynamics. A few years ago, network firewalls and antivirus software programs were enough to create a protective dome for organizations to function securely. And keeping the security perimeter safe and maintained with these technologies was the only concern as all the business processes happened inside that perimeter. However, the present business infrastructure is different. Employees, contracts, and vendors work from anywhere they like using the available network. Hence, the perimeter does not exist, or you can say it has extended globally. As a result, securing an organization’s network, apps, devices, and data has become a huge concern. Cybersecurity has become vastly more complicated in recent years. The days when antivirus software and a network firewall were enough to get the job done are behind us — if they were ever really here at all. ...