Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Cybersecurity Foundations Part 2 of 13 Identity & Access Management (IAM) Explained Who Are You, and What Are You Allowed to Access? A Practical Guide for Students, Fresh Graduates, and Early Career Cybersecurity Professionals "Identity is the foundation of modern cybersecurity. Before any system grants access, it must answer two simple questions: Who are you? What are you allowed to do?" 1. Introduction Imagine arriving at work on a Monday morning. You unlock the office entrance using your employee access card. You sign in to your laptop using Windows Hello. Your email opens automatically through Single Sign-On. You connect to the corporate VPN. You access Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and internal business applications without entering another password. Later, you attempt to open the payroll system—but access is denied. Nothing appears unusual. Yet every one of these actions depends on one cybersecurity domain: Identity ...