At GCA Technology Services, a top-rated IAM Professional Services provider in North America as recognized by Gartner Peer Insights, we pride ourselves on delivering successful IAM implementations where others fall short. Our deep understanding of the most common pitfalls allows us to proactively address them, ensuring our clients achieve their security and compliance goals. Recognizing the power of innovative solutions, GCA recently formed a strategic alignment with Savvy Security. In this guest post, we’ll explore how GCA envisions leveraging Savvy’s capabilities to tackle some of the trickiest IAM implementation challenges.
Challenge 1: Conquering Catalog Chaos with Savvy’s Insight
One of the first and most significant roadblocks in any IAM project is understanding the application landscape. The prevalence of Shadow IT often leaves organizations with a fragmented and incomplete view of their applications, making it difficult to assess risk and prioritize integration efforts.
At GCA, we see the potential of Savvy’s detection capabilities, including its innovative browser-level visibility to bring immediate clarity. By discovering all web-based applications, even those operating outside traditional IT oversight, Savvy offers the comprehensive visibility we need. This will allow us to work with our clients to understand application ownership and prioritize integration into their IAM systems based on accurate data, ensuring we focus on what matters most for security and compliance.
Challenge 2: Streamlining Onboarding with Savvy’s Usage Data
IAM implementations are often phased, with high-priority applications onboarded first. However, this can leave a gap in visibility for those applications in later phases. GCA anticipates leveraging Savvy to bridge this gap. Savvy’s platform promises valuable insights into application usage across the entire landscape, showing who is logging in and how often, even for applications not yet fully integrated. This will enable us to help our clients maintain a strong security and compliance posture for all their applications from day one.
Challenge 3: Eliminating SSO Bypass with Savvy’s Detection
The security benefits of SSO and MFA can be easily undermined by users who find ‘back doors’ to access applications directly. Alarmingly, these bypasses are often exploited using highly privileged accounts with static passwords, creating a significant vulnerability.
GCA recognizes the potential of Savvy’s powerful detection capabilities to identify these SSO bypasses. By pinpointing when users are accessing applications outside the SSO flow, particularly with privileged accounts, we will be able to work with our clients to close these security gaps and enforce consistent access controls.
Challenge 4: Strengthening Defenses Against Insecure Credentials with Savvy’s Intelligence
Even in environments with SSO and MFA, applications relying on direct username and password logins remain a potential weak point. GCA sees the value in Savvy’s ability to proactively identify and mitigate this risk. Savvy’s capability to evaluate logins against breach databases and identify weak passwords will provide us with critical intelligence. We will use this information to guide our clients in strengthening password policies and identifying applications that lack MFA, enhancing their overall security posture.
Challenge 5: Enhancing PAM Effectiveness with Savvy’s Visibility
Effective Privileged Access Management (PAM) requires granular visibility into how privileged accounts are being used, especially in web-based applications. GCA partners with our clients to implement robust PAM programs, and we foresee Savvy providing invaluable support in this area. Savvy’s ability to track the usage of privileged accounts, even shared ones, will allow us to provide our clients with the insights they need to understand access patterns, enforce least privilege, and determine appropriate credential management strategies.
Conclusion: Delivering Successful IAM Implementations with GCA’s Strategic Use of Savvy
At GCA Technology Services, our commitment is to deliver successful and secure IAM implementations. By strategically leveraging innovative solutions like Savvy, we aim to empower our clients to overcome even the most complex challenges. Savvy’s unique capabilities offer the promise of enhanced visibility and intelligence needed to streamline processes, enhance security, and ensure compliance across the entire application landscape. Contact GCA today to explore how our expertise, combined with the strategic use of Savvy, can transform your IAM journey.
