Authorization is the Emerging Priority in Identity and Access Management Strategies (IAM) for 2022, According to New Research Report from PlainID

Report Also Reveals an Overwhelming Majority of Organizations are Already Working on an Authorization Strategy

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Feb 22, 2022, 14:40 ET

TEL AVIV, Isreal and NEW YORK, Feb. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PlainID, The Authorization Company, a leading provider of authorization and policy-based access solutions, has today published the 2022 State of Access and Authorization Report, based on research conducted among IT and security professionals in North America and the UK*. Among its headline findings, the report reveals that authorization is the rising priority in identity and access management (IAM), while organizations are also looking to consolidate and standardize access control and authorization.

State of Access and Authorization Report from PlainID

In contrast to last year, when the top IAM-related cybersecurity priority was strong authentication, the report findings show that IAM priorities are shifting in 2022, with authorization-related initiatives such as run-time access (62%), API access control (51%) and policy-based access control gaining traction (43%). This shift is driven from the top, with C-suite ranking authorization initiatives at the highest levels.

In addition, with the shift to identity-first security and with security perimeters now spread across data, APIs, applications and more, managing access has become highly complex, manual, and distributed across multiple systems. This is driving the need for standardization and scale, which were reported as the top two drivers for authorization solutions, at 25% and 17%, respectively.

Asked about their authorization strategy, almost all (96%) of organizations have already implemented their approach or are in the process of developing it. Respondents were almost equally split in terms of where they are on their roadmap, with just over a third (35%) of companies already having an authorization strategy in place. A further 31% have defined their strategy ready to implement in 2022, while 30% are in the process of deciding on their strategy, with plans to implement over the next five years.

"Modern businesses are shifting to Zero Trust security architecture, while also adopting a more identity-centric approach to security. Authorization is the missing piece of the puzzle that can support organizations in achieving digitization and modernization, and to bridge the gap between security and IAM," said Oren Ohayon Harel, CEO and co-founder, PlainID. "As the enterprise perimeter shifts and data and APIs become a target, as well as the continuing growth of multi-cloud usage and work from home initiatives, security technologies and strategy need to change if organizations are to meet their objectives."

*Research carried out in Q4 2021 across 200 employees from manager to C-level in IT or security roles. Respondents were located in the UK, US and Canada. All companies surveyed had more than 2,000 employees overall.

To download a full copy of the 2022 State of Access and Authorization Report, click here.

About PlainID

PlainID Inc. is the recognized leader of Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC). PlainID's simple, straightforward solution to authorization management enables organizations to govern, administer and control who can access assets across their digital landscape. PlainID recognizes the frustrations of businesses struggling to understand, incorporate, and best implement Identity and Access Management, and is using Policy-Based Access Control (PBAC) to solve it. PlainID Policy Manager enables rapid business growth by connecting new and legacy technologies with the latest and most advanced authorization features.

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