#HowTo: Approach Identity Management According to McKinsey, around 70% of CISOs faced security budget cuts in 2020. One of the biggest challenges is how to deal with identity management and access control to corporate resources, as employees are forced to work remotely for the foreseeable future. Rolling out effective identity and access management (IAM) programs today involves safely ensuring that remote employees can maintain access outside their traditional domain defenses. Whether you have an existing strategy or are dealing with identity from scratch, some approaches can directly benefit you. Remotely Managing Heterogeneous Devices One of the most significant changes for identity management today is the heterogeneity of IT. Previously, you could apply a standardized approach using a directory to control all access to IT assets and applications. Microsoft’s Active Directory and Windows operating system is a good example, as all machines would run the same family of operating systems on the same physical network.