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With all its interesting capabilities and potential, AWS IAM is gaining the gravity it deserves.

FREMONT, CA: Previously, the battle lines of network and internet security were drawn clearly. It was easy to separate good actors from malicious actors. Cybersecurity focused on preventing unauthorized access to network resources and data. IT security professionals have to pay closer attention today because the threats arent trying to hack or crack their way in. They are using sophisticated methods to obtain valid user credentials and walking in through the front door. Enterprises need to have a strong identity and access management, and cloud logging and monitoring to recognize and respond to malicious behavior. This is where Identity and Access Management (IAM) in AWS comes in.

Security in the cloud is one of the biggest barriers to cloud migration. It becomes essential for security operation teams to follow security best practices to ensure a smooth transition with a strong basis. With all the public attention surrounding major cloud platforms, it is admirable that AWS IAM follows an incredibly granular approach in offering permissions and access control. IAM lets enterprises control who can use the resources and in which ways. This is why its possible to create an exceedingly safe environment using AWS.

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AWS IAM lets enterprises create and manage identities, including users, groups, and roles, meaning firms can issue and allow authentication for resources, people, services, and apps within the AWS account. Access management or authorization in IAM is made of policies and permissions. IAM lets enterprises do this without sharing the credentials, and more recently, AWS released ControlTower to further simplify multi-account configurations.

As the biggest cloud platform and provider, AWS has come forth with several measures to enhance security, and IAM is the most vital of all of them. However, security and IAM is a complicated subject, which is why AWS released the Shared Responsibility Model aimed at establishing and sharing the responsibility for security and compliance between customers and AWS.

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Importance of AWS Identity and Access Management - Enterprise Security Mag