Identity and access management technology is gaining steam as more enterprises strive to comply with regulatory requirements and industry-established standards. Implementing these programs can be complicated and time-consuming, but enterprises may be able to simplify the process if they consider vendors that are developing ways to integrate IAM offerings with other compliance solutions, writes Charlotte Dunlap an independent security analyst, in a Forbes column.

Data loss prevention technologies seem to be a natural fit with IAM. IAM provider Courion recently announced arrangements with DLP vendors Symantec and RSA. Other providers are working on ways to integrate identity management with security information and event management (SIEM), Dunlap says. Eventually, according to some analysts, IAM may become an integral piece of the overall governance, risk and compliance program.

The idea behind these integration efforts is to make it easier to deploy identity and access management without making it harder for users to access the tools they need. "The last thing IT wants to do is frustrate the business exec trying to access company data from a hotel room as she tries to prepare for a presentation, or keep the sales guy from accessing product info and hindering a potential sale," Dunlap cautions.

For more:
- see Charlotte Dunlap's article at Forbes 

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