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By Mike Small

Symantec Identity Governance and Administration

In the absence of a secure external perimeter Identity and Access Management has become fundamental to protecting corporate digital assets. Identity Governance and Administration includes two core elements of IAM - Identity Provisioning and Access Governance - that are essential to enabling and securing digital transformation. This report describes how Symantec Identity Governance and Administration meets these challenges.
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  1. Figure 1 Symantec Identity Governance and Administration (graphic reproduced with permission from Symantec)

1 Introduction

IAM (Identity and Access Management) is fundamental to protecting corporate digital assets. In most cases, a perimeter which secures the internal net ...

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2 Product Description

Symantec Identity Governance and Administration

In late 2018 Broadcom acquired CA Technologies Inc. and through this acquired CA’s identity Suite. ...

Symantec IGA consists of the following components:

Self-Service Console is the user interface for all identity and access tasks. Business users can ...

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3 Strengths and Challenges

Symantec is a well-established brand long famous for its endpoint protection products and Broadcom obviously believes the brand will work well for wha ...

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4 Related Research

Advisory Note: KRIs and KPI for Cyber Security - 80239
Architecture Blueprint: Identity and Access Management - 72550
Leadership Compass: Privileged Access Management – 79014
Leadership Brief: Privileged Account Management Considerations - 72016
Leadership Brief: 10 Top Trends in IAM – 80355
Leadership Brief: Identity Fabrics – Connecting Anyone to Every Services – 80204
Leadership Brief: Access Reviews Done Right - 80195
Leadership Compass: Identity as a Service (IDaaS) IGA – 80051
Leadership Compass: Identity Governance & Administration – 80063
Leadership Compass: Identity Provisioning - 71139

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