*Disclaimer: This article originally appeared on HIT Consultant.

The healthcare sector is charged with preserving some of the most sensitive information of any industry. Hospitals and clinics are required to securely store data, such as social security numbers, patient medical records, insurance policy details, and credit card numbers.

Another year has passed and we’re now in a new decade. Looking back on our 16 years as a company in the Identity and Access Management (IAM) industry, we’re excited to see where the next ten years takes us and how IAM technologies will continue to evolve.

This year has been an exciting time as we’ve continued to expand our presence in the healthcare industry! Following our 2018 acquisition of HealthCast Inc., we hit the ground running with a series of new healthcare content.

It’s that time of year again! We’ve looked through our posts from this year and have pulled a sampling of 2019’s best education blog articles. K-12 and Higher Education are unique in their needs, and from student data privacy to managing users with multiple roles, we’re highlighting some of the top trends and challenges they face. 

HOUSTON, TX, December 23, 2019 – Identity Automation, provider of RapidIdentity, the most complete Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform on the market, and Infinigate Norway, a premier cyber security value added distributor in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and the Nordics, today announced their strategic partnership to support organizations in the Nordics.

In this Meet Our Team installment, we’re talking about Identity Automation Partner Manager, Mack Bickle. From his beginnings at a solar power startup to creating our Partner VIP program, Mack’s passion for building partnerships and helping others achieve their goals made him a perfect fit for the role.

This year has flown by, and we are excited to see what 2020 will bring! Before we look ahead, we’d like to take a look back at 2019. So, we’ve compiled a list of our top five Identity and Access Management (IAM) blog articles from 2019 just for you. 

I’m delighted to share our latest press release announcing our extended support for WS-Federation and WS-Trust protocols.

In a recent blog article, we discussed the top 5 Identity and Access Management challenges the healthcare industry is facing. Evolving compliance regulations, growing M&A activity, digital transformation, ongoing financial and organizational issues, and mounting security threats are all driving the need for more comprehensive Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities that go well-beyond pure single sign-on (SSO) alone.

I’m pleased to share our latest press release announcing Identity Automation is set to exhibit and present at the Gartner Identity & Access Management Summit 2019 on December 10-12 in Las Vegas, NV.