Value Focused Security

18.04.2012 17:00-18:00 Moderator:

Identity & Access Management as a Key Element for a Value focused Security Strategy

The myriad number of security incidents reported by the media keeps on reminding us, that the risk from being hit by such an attack is increasing and that the damage can be very high. At the same time, IT departments are faced with the need to develop their infrastructure away from purely defensive reactions on threats to a proactively open attitude, aligned with business needs and allowing user driven initiatives like BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) to take place. In this session, you will learn about the key qualities an Identity Management Infrastructure must have to enable this new and open approach to information security.

Access Governance Case Study: Friends Life Realizes Quick Time To Value

In order to meet access-related compliance requirements and reduce the risk of security breaches, enterprises around the world have made significant investments in access governance automation software solutions. Many of these companies have experienced fast time to value by implementing solutions that can be easily implemented enabling IT and the business to quickly realize the benefits of automating access governance processes.

In this presentation you will hear from Julia Bernal, Group Business Security & Data Protection Manager of Friends Life in the United Kingdom. Friends Life is the 5th largest UK-based Life and Insurance company with over £111billion in managed funds and 6,000 users. Julia will discuss Friends Life's recent access governance automation implementation and how they and were able to deploy an access governance solution in 17 days from initial implementation until first live access review.