August 2003 Meeting - Navigating The Challenges of Identity Management and User Provisioning

 

Identity Management has become a hot topic in the security industry as organizations attempt to increase productivity levels and reduce administration costs. It is also becoming a strategic business enabler that helps uphold information privacy and attain greater customer satisfaction. Bilhar Mann, Director of eTrust Solutions at Computer Associates International, discussed why managing digital identities is a major security challenge and explained how an identity management infrastructure can manage user administration demands and reduce risks. We learned how, through role-based user provisioning, an organization can build an identity management strategy using the common set of requirements that each group of users shares.

Guest Speaker - Mr. Bilhar Mann, expert in Identity Management and User Provisioning.
Mr. Mann discussed Identity Management. IM has become a hot topic in the security industry as organizations attempt to increase productivity levels and reduce administration costs. It is also becoming a strategic business enabler that helps uphold information privacy and attain greater customer satisfaction.