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You may have been wondering what a clever person like Edsger Dijkstra would have considered the best way to approach API security. You aren't the only one. Start by checking out our latest video on API security before we dive into what’s needed for API security and identity integration with business applications.

Happy Data Privacy Day!

People’s Personal Data Needs and Desires Are (Surprise!) Personal

I finally did it – moved from a tiny condo to a huge house. And now I have smart home use cases that I resisted mightily before, being what researcher Alan Westin called a “privacy fundamentalist”, a strong believer in privacy and personal data protection.

Dust off that PC . . . and that authentication?

This past weekend, my buddies in Europe organized a night of online gaming. It had been over a year since I last played with them. Did I stop to worry about authentication? Heck no. I fired up my dusty PC and launched a leading distribution platform for PC gaming.

Identity and the role of identity management have changed greatly since ForgeRock began. Back in 2010, Identity was predominately internal, focused on employees’ access to the systems to do their jobs. One of ForgeRock’s founding principles was that we knew customers were looking to digitally transform how they engage with their consumers, citizens, and even things.

Hey ‘Nineteen: What’s Coming for Business and Technology?

If you’re responsible for any sort of digital business, 2018 has been a wild ride. We’ve seen GDPR enforcement and passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act, the launch of Open Banking and the looming of PSD2, and the coming of Skynet...uh, I mean robotic process automation. Here are three trends I see coming in 2019 for business and technology.

Announcing the ForgeRock Identity Platform 6.5

Leading enterprise organizations are constantly seeking ways to increase their competitive advantage and improve productivity while reducing costs. In the world of digital identity management, this means speeding time-to-market, scaling to meet demand, reducing complexity, and unburdening resources. A recent trend to achieve all of the above includes leveraging a multicloud or hybrid-cloud environment.

In a recent post, I introduced the ForgeRock Intelligent Authentication strategy - Authentication Trees,  authentication nodes and important features in making the ForgeRock Identity Platform so flexible for customers and partners.

Yesterday we held the London edition of our Identity Live series, an event that is always a highlight in the calendar for all of us at ForgeRock. This year was no exception. The whole day was packed with fascinating insights from experts and thought leaders, both from within ForgeRock and across the wider world of identity and digital transformation.

Previously, we presented an overview of Identity Gateway and how it fits into your organization’s IAM. In the second part of this demo video series, we do a deeper technical dive on how to completely secure your business applications using reverse proxy. Check it out:

Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a compelling tool and can be even more effective when used strategically.  The extent of the value depends upon how available you make identity to the business applications and services used in achieving business goals. As an IAM owner, this task is more difficult than it appears. Fortunately, organizations are increasingly understanding the value of IAM and how it is fundamental to digitally transforming business.