Why is Single Sign-On the Unsung Hero of Security?
Single Sign-On is the Undercover Security Star You’ve Been Looking for
Secure identity and access management is a must-have for businesses in today’s volatile cybercrime landscape. This security powerhouse is a cure for many access point security ills that companies experience like chronic password insecurity problems. In a survey of IT executives, researchers noted that 42% of respondents indicated that their organization had been compromised because of a bad, stolen or cracked password. While the star of the show in secure identity and access management is usually multifactor authentication, another part of that equation is equally important but often overlooked: single sign-on (SSO).
Single Sign-On Brings Dynamic Strength to the Table
Single sign-on provides a host of advantages to businesses and security teams. Passwords are very desirable in dark web markets. Single sign-on reduces the chance of an old or compromised password from working. That’s a big part of the reason why SSO is also an essential piece for establishing the foundation of zero trust security architecture.
Another important advantage of single sign-on is that it reduces the number of access points that cybercriminals can use to gain access to systems and data as well as making securing those access points much easier. Unfortunately, this advantage is often overlooked by the companies that need it the most – in an industry survey, researchers found that less than 25% of companies they surveyed had adequate active security access controls in place to protect their gateways, especially companies with less mature cybersecurity programs. It also makes it a cinch for IT teams to quickly and accurately remove access for employees who leave the company or set up access for new employees.