Top 20 IAM Solution Companies - 2019

Regardless of numerous cybersecurity measures available in the market nowadays, the fear of cyberthreats looms large. The days of lengthy, eight-digit passwords combining alphabets, numbers, and characters are long gone; the two-factor authentication process via SMSs or a missed calls from one’s mobile number is slowly taking a backseat, as more advanced technologies are gaining momentum in the IAM landscape—one of the major factors that steer businesses forward.

Observing such myriad of trends and the dynamic nature of the cybersecurity space, CIOReview has compiled a list of ‘20 Most Promising IAM Solution Providers’ to guide organizations across industries in harnessing the true potential of technology to tackle present-day authentication challenges, be in authenticating access to a data set or to a corporate establishment. With advanced IAM strategies onboard, businesses can continue their research and development strides with lower risks of cyber attacks.

Considering the upsurge of IAM in validating identity and access privileges, CIOReview presents an annual list of IAM Solution Providers that are innovating their way toward improving identity administration and access governance for their clients. Companies will also experience a significant reduction in fraudulent activities, thanks to the utilization of blockchain, biometrics, and voice recognition.

With several innovative technological capabilities and success stories up their sleeves, these companies are constantly proving their mettle in the IAM landscape. We hope this issue of the CIOReview helps readers nurture a technology-driven environment that is resilient and secure.

We present to you CIOReview’s “20 Most Promising IAM Solution Providers - 2019.”

TOP VENDORS

Top Identity and Access Management Solution Companies

Aquera

Based in Palo Alto, CA, Aquera is the SaaS cloud provider of the Aquera Identity Integration Platform as a Service, which closes the connectivity gaps for real-time identity governance and lifecycle management workflows. The platform offers SCIM gateway services for account provisioning and aggregation, orchestration services for user and password synchronization, and workflow services for the governance of disconnected applications. Out-of-the-box and built on-demand connectivity is plug-n-play from any identity management platform or HR application to any cloud or on-premises application, database, directory, device, or B2B portal. The identity integrations require zero coding and rapidly deploy in minutes

DirectRM,Inc

DirectRM offers a complete security suite based upon the Direct Authenticator platform to revolutionize the identity verification segment. Direct Authenticator enables an industry exclusive adaptive single sign-on with identity federation to seamlessly orchestrate and distribute enterprise identities between mobile devices and cloud services. Based on uniquely powerful 6A security architecture, Direct Authenticator helps organizations upgrade network security and mobile payment applications with fingerprint, biometrics, facial recognition, and OTP authentication methods. Enabling a perimeter-less single sign-on, DirectRM’s military-grade security for cloud utilizes cutting-edge capabilities for authenticating-once while allowing access to multiple independent systems across the network

Hitachi ID Systems

Hitachi ID Systems delivers privileged access, access governance and identity management solutions to organizations globally. The company’s analyst-recognized, industry-leading solutions are used by Fortune 500 companies to secure access to systems in the enterprise and in the cloud. The company’s Identity and Access Management software is now offered as an optional lease-based software as a service (IAMaaS), deployed in the Amazon Web Service (AWS) cloud. The software is based on Hitachi ID Identity Express™, a pre-configured pre-packaged version of HItachi ID’s IDM Suite

Imanami

California-based Imanami, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and a leading Group and User Lifecycle Management solutions provider for any directory, brings forth its purpose-built solution—GroupID—to streamline the management of Active Directory groups. The robust solution empowers IT professionals with the right tools to effectively and automatically provision and manage users and groups while always keeping them up to date. The core of Imanami’s uniqueness lies in its multi-layered approach to managing Active Directory comprehensively through automation, lifecycle enforcement for efficient attestation, and delegation. Besides, GroupID also brings the potential to control and manage both on-premise and cloud-based directory along with any of the associated applications

OverWatchID

OverWatchID is an innovative software provider of privilege-centric security, a critical capability cited by Gartner and other analysts as a top priority for IT security, audit, and compliance. Enterprises need to protect access to SaaS apps, cloud workloads, connected IoT devices, automated processes, APIs, and traditional IT assets and applications. The company’s Privilege Anywhere™ solution is powered by our Automation Engine which dramatically simplifies the time and complexity associated with discovering, protecting, and monitoring privileged credentials and secrets. OverWatchID is a true multi-tenant, 100% SaaS solution with prebuilt connectors to dozens of leading applications and device manufacturers. OverWatchID is headquartered in Denver, CO

Proxyclick

An IAM solution provider that offers a SaaS solution capable of enhancing visitor experience as well as enforcing stringent security measures. Besides providing topnotch enterprise visitor experience and security features to a clientele that includes the likes of Vodafone, L’Oréal, PepsiCo, and Audi, Proxyclick also offers two IAM integration tools to aid offices, factories, and industrial complexes streamline the visitor entry process. One of the 20 Most Promising IAM Solution Providers of 2019, Proxyclick is keeping close tabs on emerging technologies with plans to address latest security and visitor experience requirements

Sterling Identity

Sterling identity shares the vision of making the workplace safe by letting a client hire employees with confidence. Sterling offers one of the best biometric and identity verification solution among the myriad of solution providers which helps in verifying the identity of a client within a matter of minutes. Not just identity but it also verifies other information such as an address, D.O.B, credit history and criminal history. Sterling's solution integrates into the existing system of a client's hiring experience and verifies a candidate's identity before the hiring process is completed

Userify

Userify manages users on cloud servers through secure key distribution and user roles by leveraging Secure Shell (SSH), a network protocol that allows users to access the servers over a network securely. Userify's robust solution enables clients to generate SSH keys and share public and private keys with the right team members. The solution helps create a profile for each member to be granted access to a server and offers a dashboard view of the servers they can access. Userify ensures that the private key to access servers is shortlived, gets rotated quickly, and is managed at the point of use

V2verify

V2verify provides a single way to authenticate and control access across every channel and touch point that customers and employees are engaging in. Its voice-based authentication solution works across multiple channels, delivering faster and more efficient security. Once a user is onboarded, the V2verify platform can authenticate a person with just 2 seconds of natural speech, which can then be used for cases like customer service calls, face-to-face interactions, resetting passwords, or providing access to web portals, mobile apps, etc. In addition to a better, more secure authentication process, V2verify is also easy to implement, with quick go-to-market timeframes and no CapEx investment

Averon

Averon is working on its mission to restore sanity in online identity with its conversion increasing innovations instantly authenticating mobile users where one can move safely and efficiently around the internet with zero effort and maximum trust. The company's technology is considered the new gold standard for digital identity, which is the easiest, fastest, and most secure verification solution. The intersection of Averon's team's expertise in online security is leading them to a previously unimaginable authentication technology that eliminates logins and passwords and enables all to move quickly and safely around the internet