Voice of the Customer:
Our teams are spread across cities, countries, and even continents. We have contractors, remote employees, and BYOD users all accessing critical systems. Managing permissions with separate identity tools was chaotic. We couldn’t see who had access to what, and onboarding or offboarding users safely felt like a guessing game. Security gaps were inevitable, and audits were stressful.
The Modern Challenge of Distributed Identities
The modern workforce is no longer confined to a single office or corporate network. Remote work, multi-cloud environments, contractors, and BYOD devices have created a new identity landscape:
- Remote employees need secure access to enterprise apps without delays or complex VPNs.
- External contractors and partners require temporary, controlled access to critical systems.
- BYOD users increase risk if their personal devices are unmanaged.
- Traditional IAM tools are siloed, often handling only one aspect of identity management, leaving gaps in visibility and control.
These gaps aren’t just operational headaches—they create real security risks. Orphaned accounts, unmanaged BYOD devices, and inconsistent access policies can expose sensitive corporate data, especially when users span multiple geographic locations or cloud platforms.
BAAR’s Converged Identity Solution with Zero Trust Secure Tunnel
BAAR solves this challenge by unifying identity management across users, devices, and applications while enforcing Zero Trust principles.
Key Components
1. BAAR-IGA (Identity Governance & Administration)
- Centralizes user lifecycle management across employees, contractors, and external users.
- Automates provisioning, deprovisioning, and access reviews, ensuring no one has more access than necessary.
- Provides a single source of truth for all identity data, reducing errors and blind spots.
2. Cloud Directory & Device Management
- Consolidates all identities—employees, contractors, and devices—into a single directory.
- Enables full visibility of who is accessing which systems, from which device, and under what context.
- Simplifies management for hybrid, multi-cloud, and remote-first organizations.
3. SSO & MFA
- Provides secure, seamless access to all enterprise applications.
- Reduces password fatigue and enforces multi-factor authentication, lowering the risk of credential-based attacks.
- Works consistently across cloud and on-prem apps, ensuring users don’t bypass security for convenience.
4. Zero Trust Secure Tunnel (ZTST)
- Allows BYOD and external identities to access domain-controlled devices securely.
- Context-aware, risk-based policies ensure access is granted only to verified users and devices.
- Prevents unauthorized exposure of corporate resources, even on unmanaged devices or untrusted networks.
Benefits Organizations Gain
1. Secure Access Anywhere
Employees, contractors, and BYOD users can access what they need without compromising security, regardless of location or device.
2. Full Visibility & Control
A single directory and governance system provide real-time insights into every user and device accessing corporate resources.
3. Risk Reduction
Zero Trust policies, MFA, and device-aware controls minimize exposure to breaches caused by unmanaged accounts or personal devices.
4. Simplified Management
One converged platform eliminates the need for multiple IAM tools, reducing operational overhead and costs.
Why It Matters Today
- In a world where work is increasingly distributed, security and productivity cannot be mutually exclusive. Organizations need:
- Unified identity management to enforce policies consistently.
- Zero Trust access to ensure devices and users are verified before granting access.
- Seamless experiences for employees and partners so security doesn’t hinder business operations.
BAAR’s approach meets all three requirements, making it a critical tool for modern enterprises navigating the challenges of a distributed workforce.
