CYBERSECURITY: Why is Single Sign-On Important?
Securing identity and access management is a must for businesses today. Cybercriminals are rapidly spreading threats and attacks to businesses of all sizes. This security solution cures many access point security ills that companies experience, such as password insecurity issues. While multifactor authentication is in place, a single sign-on should be equally as important to businesses for security reasons.
The importance of Single Sign-On
Single sign-on provides a host of advantages to businesses and security teams. Passwords are very desirable in dark web markets. Single sign-on reduces the chance of an old or compromised password from working. That’s a big part of why SSO is also essential for establishing the foundation of zero-trust security architecture. Microsoft includes single sign-on in its list of essentials for starting down the zero-trust road because it prevents users from leaving copies of their credentials in various apps and prevents users from regularly surrendering their credentials due to excessive prompting.
Another important advantage of single sign-on is that it reduces the number of access points that cybercriminals can use to gain access to systems and data and makes securing those access points much easier. It also makes it easy for IT teams to quickly and accurately remove access for employees who leave the company or set up access for new employees.
Benefits of SSO:
- SSO makes it much easier for disaster response teams to quickly isolate a compromised access point, preventing deeper intrusions or deployment of malware like ransomware.
- SSO also gives IT teams a quick defensive move in the case of a malicious insider threat.
- It prevents employees from playing fast and loose with passwords.
In a study that spanned just three months, Microsoft found that 44 million of its users had used the same password on more than one account – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. But when an organization adds SSO to its security buildout, users don’t have to manage a host of passwords just to do their jobs every day. Fewer passwords in use means fewer weak passwords that can be easily compromised by enterprising cybercriminals, making it easier for security teams to enforce strong password policies and maintain access point control.
Jackson Technologies, led by Paul Jackson CEO/Cybersecurity Specialist, and the rest of his team have multiple cybersecurity solutions that will help you build your strong cybersecurity that will protect and secure your organization.