Cloud-based computing, also known as hosted services and
Software-as-a-Service, may reduce IT infrastructure expense but it
can't shake off the need for enterprises to know which humans are doing
what in the cloud.
Accomplishing that can draw on more traditional tools: strong authentication methods physical security professionals can champion to ensure the human presence matches the digital persona, and IT-based identity management tools to help define what the digital persona may do.
At the SecureWorld Expo in Houston February 11, we chatted with
Mike Donaldson, vice president of marketing for Ping Identity, and
Darren Platt, CTO and founder of Symplified, 
to understand more about
where convergence and the cloud can or should come together. (See also our video conversation with Mike.)
Leveraging Existing Investments
Today's enterprise employees are demanding SaaS applications and their use is "exploding," said Donaldson. Companies are approaching Ping to manage employee identities among these applications, in which users may create accounts and passwords that aren't necessarily secure, he said.
Accomplishing that can draw on more traditional tools: strong authentication methods physical security professionals can champion to ensure the human presence matches the digital persona, and IT-based identity management tools to help define what the digital persona may do.
At the SecureWorld Expo in Houston February 11, we chatted with
Mike Donaldson, vice president of marketing for Ping Identity, and
Darren Platt, CTO and founder of Symplified, 
to understand more about
where convergence and the cloud can or should come together. (See also our video conversation with Mike.)Leveraging Existing Investments
Today's enterprise employees are demanding SaaS applications and their use is "exploding," said Donaldson. Companies are approaching Ping to manage employee identities among these applications, in which users may create accounts and passwords that aren't necessarily secure, he said.
Continue reading Extending Enterprise Identity and Security Tools to the Cloud.
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