Artificial Intelligence - is it the answer for identity management?

Lee Painter says a rise in security breaches due to abuse of access has put the spotlight on Identity and Access Management. Identity and Access Management (IAM) is already a key weapon in the security arsenal of many organisations as a way to mitigate against data breaches and manage the additional risks that come with remote working and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). And the take up of IAM solutions is set to gain even more momentum. A recent MarketsandMarkets research report predicted that the global market for these solutions will grow to US 12.8 billion ( 9.7 billion) by 2020, up from US 7.2 billion ( 5.4 billion) in 2015. IAM solutions enable a network or system to authenticate the identity of a user against a set of pre-prescribed credentials.