As AI identity management takes shape, are enterprises ready?

Enterprises may soon find themselves replacing their usernames and passwords with algorithms. At the Identiverse 2018 conference last month, a chorus of vendors, infosec experts and keynote speakers discussed how machine learning and artificial intelligence are changing the identity and access management (IAM) space. Specifically, IAM professionals promoted the concept of AI identity management, where vulnerable password systems are replaced by systems that rely instead on biometrics and behavioral security to authenticate users. And, as the argument goes, humans won't be capable of effectively analyzing the growing number of authentication factors, which can include everything from login times and download activity to mouse movements and keystroke patterns. Sarah Squire, senior technical architect at Ping Identity, believes that use of machine learning and AI for authentication and identity management will only increase.