Seriously? More About This Crap?
Right, so some people are apparently still struggling with who has access to *what*. Shocking. The article – and I use that term loosely – talks about using Okta’s free Identity Governance tool (because everything’s “free” until it isn’t, naturally) to try and get a handle on this mess. Basically, they suggest five things you can do with it:
- Access Requests: Users ask for stuff. Groundbreaking.
- Lifecycle Workflows: Automate when people join/leave so their access changes. Like anyone actually *does* that consistently.
- Role Management: Group permissions instead of giving everyone individual rights. Still waiting to see this happen in the real world.
- Access Reviews: Make managers check who has what access, periodically. Because trusting people is apparently a weakness.
- Reporting & Analytics: Look at data to find problems. As if anyone has time for that when they’re fighting fires caused by *not* having proper governance in the first place.
The whole thing boils down to “use this tool to do basic security hygiene.” It’s not rocket science, people! It’s just…work. And nobody wants to do work unless they absolutely have to after a breach. Honestly, if you need an article to tell you this, you’re already screwed.
Oh, and it pushes Okta, of course. Surprise, surprise. They want your data. Everyone does.
Speaking of access gone wrong… I once had a sysadmin who gave *everyone* root access to production servers “for testing purposes.” Testing what? How quickly you can completely destroy everything? It was a disaster. A glorious, screaming, all-night disaster. Don’t be that guy.
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