Security News > 2020 > July > Two Musts for Managing a Remote Workforce: Identity Governance and Lifecycle
Identity governance and lifecycle have always been fundamental to controlling user access and visibility into access activity in the workplace.
Identity governance suddenly isn't just about who has access to what; it's about where, how and why they have access.
The meaning of identity lifecycle must be expanded, too, in light of the need to be concerned not just about securely enabling access to data, but about doing so when users aren't inside a protected physical environment.
Let's look at some real-world examples of the identity management challenges remote work is creating, and at what it means to rethink identity governance and lifecycle to meet those challenges.
In addition to considering the effects remote work has on identity governance, organizations also have to think about impact it has on the processes for granting access to data.