Chapter 1
General Security Concepts
Course: Comptia Security Sy0 701
Subject: Comptia Security Sy0 701.,
Chapter: Security Operations 5514 10416
Lesson 6: Identity and Access Management
This lesson explores identity and access management (IAM), which focuses on how organizations control who can access systems, applications, and data. It explains how user identities are created, managed, and protected through provisioning processes, single sign-on (SSO), multifactor authentication (MFA), and privileged access management tools. IAM is essential in modern cybersecurity because it ensures that only authorized users can access sensitive resources while reducing the risk of unauthorized access and insider threats.
By the end of the lesson, you should be able to:
- Explain user provisioning and lifecycle management in IAM
- Understand how single sign-on (SSO) improves authentication efficiency and security
- Describe multifactor authentication (MFA) and its role in strengthening access control
- Identify privileged access management (PAM) tools and their importance in securing high-level accounts