Analyst firm Gartner predicts that by the end of 2023, nine percent of knowledge workers worldwide will work entirely remotely, while 39 percent will have a hybrid arrangement. When working remotely, all of these employees still need daily access to company information and systems. This presents organizations with a unique challenge in maintaining security while granting access to devices outside of company premises.
HYPR’s end-to-end identity security solutions enable organizations to verify that employees are who they say they are when accessing company information remotely, without the need for a password that is often weak and insecure.
“Passwords have been the bane of our existence for over 60 years,” says Sean Dyon, HYPR vice president of strategic alliances and architecture. “Our business was founded in 2014 on the fundamental principle of eliminating the need for passwords in organizations. We have since become the gold standard in passwordless multi-factor authentication and have expanded even further in recent years.
“Our expanded mission includes creating a chain of trust between an identity and the credentials associated with that user for every interaction within an organization, from the first day to the last day as a new employee. Creating this new approach to identity security meant we had to create a new category of authentication solutions. “Our Identity Assurance platform is focused on creating this trust across the entire identity lifecycle.”
HYPR’s Identity Assurance platform works seamlessly with Microsoft Entra ID to protect employees’ virtual identities. The platform is based on password-less authentication by combining passkey-based authentication with continuous risk monitoring and automatic authentication.
“These three components are the pillars of identity assurance,” explains Dyon. “No matter what industry you are in, we all experience the same problem; How can I trust that the user is who he or she claims to be and grant that person access to all of the organization’s critical resources? Haven’t set foot in the office yet? Verification is becoming a critical component, especially as fraud techniques become increasingly sophisticated. Once a human resources employee or management member completes the final check, we can grant direct access to individuals and record the credentials they will use during their employment. “Our platform enables organizations to detect, prevent and eliminate identity-related risks at every step of the identity lifecycle.”
“Our relationship with MISA is critical to any Microsoft-centric organization,” says Dyon. “It is vital that businesses ask how they can maximize their current spend with Microsoft and take advantage of additional services that help create trusted identities for every individual in their organization. Working with MISA gives us access to information about how the endpoint is managed, and Microsoft Defender provides compromise indicators that engage our risk engine and allow us to adjust access policies in real time; so we can provide the highest level of insurance for users. our customers.
“Creating this new approach to identity security is not only a monumental event for HYPR; It also has a huge impact on the Microsoft ecosystem. “Our Identity Assurance platform helps deliver a better Microsoft experience for everyone who uses it.”
“MISA has evolved into a vibrant ecosystem of the most trusted and trusted security providers worldwide,” says MISA director Maria Thomson. “Our members, like HYPR, share Microsoft’s commitment to collaboration within the cybersecurity community to improve our customers’ ability to more quickly predict, detect, and respond to security threats.”