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Cybersecurity Strategy

Dramatically reduce risk by centrally securing and governing all identities and access

Ensure identity security with Omada

Effective security means ensuring only the right people have access to your data, and only when they need it. That’s why identity governance is at the core of any cybersecurity strategy.

With Omada, you can:

  1. Get a 360-degree overview of all identities and access rights across hybrid systems, ensuring users have the right access in line with policies and regulations
  2. Automatically detect and eliminate orphaned or inactive accounts that are easy targets for attackers
  3. Automatically deprovision access when users change roles or leave the organization
  4. Enforce least privilege so identities only access what they need for their jobs
  5. Set and enforce Separation of Duties policies and run certification campaigns to keep access appropriate and compliant
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Control, monitor, react and protect

With Omada, organizations can control who has access to what based on their identity, role, and other relevant contextual information, such as geographic location or department.

 

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Control access based on policies

Access control policies can be flexibly configured to align with your organization’s unique business needs, ensuring security never comes at the cost of operational efficiency. Built on least-privileged Zero Trust principles, users are granted only the minimum access required for their role, reducing the attack surface and limiting the potential impact of any threat.

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Actively monitor access rights

Get a complete overview of who has access to what across your organization, including why, for how long, and who approved it, with the ability to set validity periods and automatically revoke access when it’s no longer needed. Out-of-the-box workflows and policies, including Separation of Duty (SoD) and other constraint controls, are included from the start.

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Automatically detect and act

Audit trails and reconciliation capabilities continuously compare actual access rights against your organization’s desired state, ensuring any irregularities are detected and addressed immediately. If a breach is detected, an emergency lock-out option instantly disables the compromised identity’s access rights.

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Protect your data and IP

When a breach occurs, swift action is critical. Security teams must be able to instantly suspend all accounts tied to the affected identity across both cloud and on-premises systems, with automated emergency lockout features and clear policies guiding their use. Once the situation is resolved, a straightforward reactivation process ensures business operations resume quickly.

How we help organizations with identity security

Discover how organizations across industries are using Omada to make identity security more proactive, more intelligent, and more aligned to their overall cybersecurity strategy.

Commerz Real
“The business benefits of identity management are obvious. In a strictly regulated industry like ours, compliant and secure access is essential. Omada’s solution has provided Commerz Real with a proactive approach, so we continuously have a clear overview of the actual state of our access governance”

Elements of cybersecurity strategy

Cybercrimes are growing in number, type, and severity, forcing businesses to constantly evolve their defenses against both new and time-tested threats — making a strong cybersecurity strategy not just a necessity, but a competitive advantage. For too long, organizations have mistakenly treated cybersecurity as a barrier to productivity, when in reality a well-designed plan built on smart technology, impactful action, and employee education can improve consumer confidence, reduce business interruption, and streamline operations.

1. Assess cybersecurity needs

Assess cybersecurity needs

Discover where, how, and when to act as part of a program for cybersecurity strategy. Perform a root-and-stem investigation to confirm the scope of an existing cybersecurity implementation plan and the end goals. Every organization is different, and so should its strategies. Working toward personalized strategic goals is critical to achieving transformational change throughout any organization.

2. Evaluate your technology

Evaluate your technology

Assess your current tools, retiring outdated ones and classifying assets based on their security status, update level, and ability to meet today’s cybersecurity demands — while understanding how each functions within your broader network. Automated tools that integrate seamlessly via dedicated APIs are essential to achieving your cybersecurity goals, so review your tech stack thoroughly and explore state-of-the-art platforms like Omada to guarantee the highest levels of security.

3. Create a security framework

Create a security framework

Review the results of risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration tests to provide insights into the right cybersecurity framework. Security frameworks dictate the controls needed to provide continuous monitoring and measuring throughout organizations. Begin crafting the practices and integrating the pivotal technologies that achieve compliance and instill confidence in any cybersecurity strategy.

4. Implement a risk management plan

Implement a risk management plan

Any cybersecurity plan must incorporate a risk management strategy, using streamlined tools to proactively analyze and stop threats before they materialize. Build comprehensive policies covering data privacy and protection — governing how corporate and sensitive stakeholder information is handled — alongside a clear incident response plan that designates authority figures and prioritizes high-risk alerts over false positives. Reinforce it all with ongoing employee education on best practices, risk mitigation, and a security-first mindset.

5. Conduct annual risk assessments

Conduct annual risk assessments

Stay ahead of evolving threats by scheduling regular internal and external risk assessments to uncover new vulnerabilities, maintain existing defenses, and keep pace with shifting security and compliance demands. Automated scanning, monitoring, and reporting keep decision-makers informed, while annual assessments ensure your organization is always audit-ready and never caught off guard.

1. Assess cybersecurity needs

2. Evaluate your technology

3. Create a security framework

4. Implement a risk management plan

5. Conduct annual risk assessments

Frequently asked questions

What is a cybersecurity strategy?

Any cybersecurity stratagem solely aims to choose the best practices for companies to implement and successfully execute them. Protecting businesses from internal bad actors and external attackers is crucial for any organization.

Cybersecurity plans establish a baseline for how a company’s security system will work while allowing for continuous adaption and evolution.

What is cyber resiliency?

Achieving a high level of cyber resiliency is critical to any organization. It represents the ability of a firm to accelerate despite the threats presented by cybercriminals.

Ranking a business based on cyber resiliency involves analyzing its ability to prepare for new threats, respond to them, and recover if a threat should occur. It details the challenges, threats, and obstacles that could derail any other business and how well equipped a firm is to deal with them.

Companies that achieve cyber resiliency are better able to thrive in the face of conditions ranging from economic to pandemic to crisis.

What are the benefits of implementing a cybersecurity strategy?

Creating a strategy to address the issue of cybersecurity improves a company’s ability to prepare for the threats posed by cybercriminals. It operates using a detection-first perspective, the proactive stance every organization should take.

These plans enable firms to identify the gaps in skills, tools, and resources required to produce defense in depth. Moreover, it outlines the policies and practices that the business must develop and follow to achieve compliance.

Finally, most auditors want to see evidence that companies have put serious thought into cybersecurity before putting their evolving plans into action.

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