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Stay in the know on the latest in authorization, attribute-based access control (ABAC), and modernizing your access control strategy.



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Access Control

Q&A: Babak Sadighi, David Brossard on 20 years of access control and authorization

Our founder and CTO each reflect on twenty years of access control and authorization, and address some ongoing challenges moving ahead.

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Ten years of ALFA. Wait…what?

The evolution of access control has significantly changed. With more than a decade of ALFA, let’s take a look back at its history.

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My recent vacation had a lot to do with authorization…seriously!

Authorization can be found in your everyday life and yes--even on vacation! The problem is that it’s done wrong almost everywhere.

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Centralization vs. decentralization in authorization

Which should your enterprise choose? What do they mean? Which is better? We share some insight on centralization versus decentralization.

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Authorization as part of a customer identity and access management (CIAM) strategy

What is CIAM? How does Axiomatics combine it with authorization and authentication in order to create the best user experience?

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Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

Should the policy enforcement point send all attributes needed to evaluate a request?

Learn how key attributes work within policy information and enforcement points, enabling you to find the right balance in your deployment.

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Three challenges businesses encounter when introducing authorization

Learn the top three challenges most businesses encounter when introducing authorization policy and how you can solve them.

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Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

Authentication and authorization: What’s the difference?

Often, the words 'authentication' and 'authorization' are used interchangeably but they couldn’t be more different. Learn how...and why.

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Access Control

What is distributed attribute caching?

Learn about what distributed attribute caching is and how it can help manage authorization decisions in a more efficient manner.

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ABAC

Three RBAC policy challenges that can be solved with ABAC

When using RBAC organizations can run into different challenges as they scale. But how can ABAC help solve this challenges?

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Access Control

How data protection, data security, and authorization work together

Learn how a robust authorization strategy includes data protection and security to help face today's risks and meet compliance requirements.

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Business

Axiomatics is 27001 certified, but what does that mean?

Why is it important for an organization to achieve certification? What does it mean for customers and partners?

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Access Control

What are entitlements and how can they be enforced?

We dig into what is an entitlement, the limitations around them, and how authorization provides the flexibility to manage them effectively.

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Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

Feeling anxious about your authorization deployment? We have a Q&A for that

Read answers to common questions our customers ask about the deployment process, and help gain peace of mind and confidence in the process.

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Educational institutions and authorization: Protecting student information

It is important to protect applications with student, parent and faculty information stored on the systems. Learn now authorization can help.

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What does it mean to modernize access control?

Learn what "modern" means in the context of today's cybersecurity world and what it means for organizations focusing on access control.

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Insurance companies need authorization – here’s why

The insurance industry is increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals. Read why insurance companies need authorization to reduce the risk.

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What the IDOR advisory means for enterprise access control and authorization strategies

A recent a joint advisory that warns of access control vulnerabilities in web applications. Learn how you can decrease this risk.

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Leveling up: Zero Trust and the U.S. Department of Defense

What enterprises can learn from the DoD and their indoctrination of a Zero Trust strategy, and which industries are already seeing success.

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ABAC

Five reasons why healthcare organizations should rethink authorization

The healthcare industry suffers 340% more security incidents than the average industry. Read about how authorization can be used in the healthcare sector.

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Identiverse 2023 recap with David Brossard and Matt Luckett

Read our Q&A wrap-up from this year's Identiverse conference with CTO David Brossard and VP of Customer Success Matt Luckett.

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Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

The cost of role explosion

What is role explosion and how do so many customers inevitably find themselves drowning in these roles? Learn how ABAC can be your life raft.

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Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

Solving the headache around recertification

Learn the difference between static and dynamic recertification, and how to mitigate your risks and increase your confidence.

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Attribute Based Access Control (ABAC)

Axiomatics takes on Identiverse in Las Vegas

Join us at Identiverse in Las Vegas from May 30th - June 2nd where me and my team will be talking about all things identity and authorization.

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