Explore SailPoint's partnership with IAM solution providers: Imprivata, Ping Identity, and Okta
With 2024 coming to an end, the cybersecurity industry has seen it all, new technological innovations, AI/ML integrations, advanced unified identity security approaches, big conferences, and whatnot. However, the biggest highlight of all is the recently announced strategic partnership between SailPoint and Imprivata.
This Identity Security and Access Management Alliance has leveled up SailPoint’s position in the identity security industry. With the healthcare sector experiencing a massive 60% increase in cyberattacks from the previous year this strategic partnership is need of the hour.
Over the years SailPoint has collaborated with different IAM solution providers in the industry, like Imprivata, Okta, and Ping Identity, to provide the best identity solutions. This article covers the details of these partnerships and how they have influenced the security aspects of various sectors.
SailPoint and Imprivata Partnership
A brief on SailPoint and Imprivata
SailPoint, a leader in Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), provides robust security solutions to bring the power of identity to customers. It automates provisioning and de-provisioning for efficient user lifecycle handling. It enables IT teams to effectively manage access requests, compliance, and governance, visibility over user identities and password policies.
Imprivata, a trusted leader in healthcare IT security, delivers solutions that streamline secure access to critical systems while allowing clinicians to focus on what matters most—patient care. With fast, secure tools like Single Sign-On (SSO) and easy Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), it cuts down the hassle of managing passwords. Designed specifically for healthcare, it makes accessing patient records and critical systems simple and secure while ensuring hospitals stay compliant with HIPAA.
The Impact of SailPoint and Imprivata Partnership
The biggest strategic partnership 2024 could see is between SailPoint and Imprivata. The alliance significantly focused on providing the best identity security solutions in the healthcare industry. Its emphasis lies in solving challenges like identity security and ensuring secure, streamlined access to critical systems and patient data. This collaboration delivers a customized identity solution that meets the complex needs of the healthcare industry.
Potential Benefits the Healthcare Industry is Going to Experience
1. Streamlined Clinical Access
Imprivata specializes in delivering fast, secure access to clinical systems and applications, which allows healthcare providers to focus on patient care without delays.
With integrated identity governance from SailPoint, healthcare organizations can ensure that the right users have the right access at the right time.
2. Automated Identity Lifecycle Management
SailPoint’s IGA capabilities automate user provisioning and de-provisioning that ensures aligning access with an employee’s role, reducing manual work for providing the right access to visiting nurses and surgeons and preventing unauthorized access.
3. Compliance and Auditability
Together, SailPoint and Imprivata help healthcare organizations maintain compliance with regulations like HIPAA by enforcing governance policies and streamlining access certifications.
This strategic move will help in solving healthcare’s identity challenges. SailPoint’s identity governance with Imprivata’s clinical access management, healthcare organizations can ensure timely, appropriate access to systems and data, and patient information remains secure and protected.
Ping Identity and SailPoint Partnership
A brief on Ping Identity
Ping Identity, a unified IAM solution platform, is designed to be easy to integrate with existing systems, clouds, and on-prem technologies. Out-of-the-box templates are offered to help businesses create frictionless user experiences. This platform enables organizations to secure their IT environments through single sign-on (SSO), multi-factor authentication (MFA), and access management. It caters to large organization sectors like finance, healthcare, and the public sector.
The Impact of the Ping Identity and SailPoint Partnership
The partnership between Ping Identity and SailPoint happened in 2019 redefining how we approach identity management. It offers seamless integration of access management and identity governance solutions regardless of where they reside. Ping and SailPoint empower enterprises to manage the lifecycle of an identity – creating, provisioning, and giving access to admins and users.
These solutions have been working together, out of the box, with no additional costs for integration. Organizations now can achieve a balance of security and convenience for their users, while competently demonstrating compliance and maintaining an access audit trail for every identity.
Major Benefits of the Ping and SailPoint Integration
1. Increased Visibility:
A clear view of individual user access, ensuring secure authentication for every login and validating titles to match job roles and responsibilities.
2. Greater Governance & Control:
Enhance efficiency with automated workflows, including user provisioning, password management, and access requests and certifications. This reduces manual effort and ensures governance policies are consistently enforced.
3. Seamless & Secure Access:
Users benefit from advanced authentication workflows, including multi-factor authentication (MFA), which improves security while reducing IT overhead.
4. Flexibility and Scalability:
Built on open standards, the solution creates a flexible and scalable identity ecosystem that adapts to evolving organizational needs without the complexity of costly integrations.
Okta and SailPoint Partnership
A Brief on Okta
Okta, a popular IAM solution provider, has a cloud-native approach and extensive integrations providing a ready-to-use, out-of-the-box solution. This approach focuses on meeting the needs of IT teams, end-users, and business leaders without requiring complex customization or lengthy setup.
With features like Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Lifecycle Management, and API Access Management, Okta allows IT administrators to securely manage access to applications and resources across the organization, ensuring a seamless and secure user experience. Over the years Okta has been a significant advocate for Zero Trust frameworks in cybersecurity, focusing strongly on authentication and continuous verification.
Benefit from Okta and SailPoint Partnership:
Back in the day ( February 2018 precisely), the official partnership between Okta and SailPoint was a historic transformation for the IAM industry. This shift from disjointed solutions to integrated platforms reflects that collaboration between specialists can lead to superior solutions. Their comprehensive identity and access management solutions focused on streamlining identity processes, enhancing security, and ensuring compliance across the organization.
When combined, Okta and SailPoint empower businesses to securely manage user identities and access across the employee lifecycle in the following ways
Unified Identity and Access Control
Okta ensures easy and secure access with Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
SailPoint manages user identities and access policies, maintaining security, compliance, and governance.
Automated Provisioning and Deprovisioning
SailPoint triggers workflows for creating and managing user accounts in Okta.
Okta automates role assignments and access rights, reducing manual work for IT teams.
Streamlined Compliance and Auditing
SailPoint provides detailed reporting and analytics for identity governance and compliance.
Okta adds visibility with access logs, offering a clear picture of user activity across systems.
Together, they deliver a comprehensive audit trail, ensuring organizations meet security and compliance requirements.
By integrating Okta and SailPoint, businesses can automate processes, enhance security, and maintain governance with ease.
Conclusion
In the world of competition, SailPoint is outperforming others by collaborating with big IAM solution providers like Imprivata, and Ping Identity. SailPoint along with leveraging its strength has entered into a strategic alliance to shift the power dynamics in its favor in the identity security world. As 2024 concludes with significant updates, everyone has an eye on how 2025 is going to surprise the cybersecurity industry.
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