Compliance and regulatory considerations

Compliance with regulatory requirements is critical for firms seeking to operate legally and ethically. This section discusses the recommended practices for incorporating compliance into IAM practices, emphasizing the need to align IAM operations with regulatory requirements.

Conducting a comprehensive examination of the applicable legislation and standards that affect the organization’s operations is one of the important best practices. This covers industry-specific restrictions, data protection laws, privacy legislation, and any other legal obligations that may apply. Organizations can determine the precise compliance duties that must be met within their IAM architecture by knowing the regulatory landscape.

Organizations should develop and adopt clear rules and procedures that reflect compliance requirements in their IAM practices. This involves setting access control policies, user provisioning and deprovisioning processes, and...