Saviynt Blog | Security News and Research

Saviynt and Cerby Partner to Provide Complete Identity Governance for Disconnected Applications

Written by Nupur Goyal | Dec 23, 2024 11:24:12 AM

Saviynt and Cerby Partner to Provide Complete Identity Governance for Disconnected Applications

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face a growing challenge: extending Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Application Access Governance to their entire application ecosystem. With large enterprises now using over 300 SaaS applications on average, the complexity of maintaining comprehensive governance has never been greater. Today, we're excited to announce a groundbreaking partnership between Cerby and Saviynt that addresses one of the most critical gaps in enterprise identity security - bringing robust identity governance to disconnected applications that lack standard protocol support.

The Challenge: Disconnected Apps Create Identity Governance Blind Spots

The rapid proliferation of business applications has created significant challenges for identity governance programs. These "disconnected" applications, which lack APIs or don't support modern standards, create dangerous blind spots in organizations' governance programs.

According to recent research by CSA, 58% of organizations report that their current security solutions cover less than half of their application ecosystem. This gap isn't just an inconvenience - it's a serious security and compliance risk that leaves organizations vulnerable to unauthorized access, privilege escalation, and compliance violations.

Bridging the Gap: Complete Identity Governance for Every Application

The Saviynt-Cerby partnership addresses these challenges head-on through a sophisticated integration that extends comprehensive identity governance to previously ungovernable applications. At its core, the integration leverages Cerby's unique ability to interact with applications that lack standard protocols or APIs, combined with Saviynt's industry-leading identity governance capabilities.

The integration operates through two primary mechanisms that extend Saviynt's market-leading IGA capabilities to every application in your ecosystem:

  • Comprehensive Identity Data Collection where Cerby acts as an intelligent collector, gathering critical identity information from disconnected applications and 
  • Automated Governance Actions so when governance decisions are made in Saviynt, Cerby serves as the execution engine, capable of performing critical operations such as managing privileged access in both SaaS and on-premises applications.

This bidirectional integration ensures that disconnected applications are fully incorporated into your organization's governance framework, regardless of their technical limitations.

Assess Your Identity Governance Gaps

This list can help you assess your capabilities in providing total application governance for your organization.

For Identity Governance and Administration

  • Complete visibility into user access rights across all applications
  • Automated enforcement of access policies even in applications without native controls
  • Consistent governance workflows across your entire application ecosystem
  • Real-time synchronization of identity data for accurate access reviews

Privileged Access Management

  • Extension of PAM controls to applications without native privileged access support
  • Just-in-time privileged access provisioning for disconnected applications
  • Automated privileged credential rotation and management
  • Complete audit trails of privileged access usage

Application Access Governance

  • Comprehensive visibility into application access risks across all applications
  • Automated access certification and remediation workflows
  • Prevention of toxic access combinations across connected and disconnected applications
  • Real-time risk detection and automated policy enforcement
  • Time-based access controls for temporary elevated privileges
  • Automated policy enforcement across disconnected applications
  • Complete audit trails for compliance and security investigations

With the integration of Cerby's disconnected application automation with Saviynt's enterprise identity governance, organizations can finally achieve their zero trust objectives across their entire application ecosystem, reducing security risk, enhancing compliance, and enabling business success.

For more information about the Cerby-Saviynt solution visit Saviynt’s Application Exchange to learn more.