Modernizing Outdated Identity Tools in the Public Sector

Access to digital government systems always begins with verifying that someone is who they claim to be online. In cybersecurity, this is known as identity.

Identity is the digital account tied to a person, application, device, or automated service requesting access to a system. Employees, contractors, students, citizens, APIs, and service accounts all create identities that must be authenticated, authorized, and governed across IT environments.

As agencies expand digital services, the number of identities they manage has grown rapidly. Yet many organizations still rely on legacy identity tools built for much simpler environments. The result is often fragmented identity systems, manual access management processes, and limited visibility into who has access to critical systems and data.

Join Government Technology and GuidePoint Security for a live webinar examining the current state of identity management in the public sector and why modernizing identity tools has become a priority for reducing risk and maintaining operational control.

You’ll learn:

• What identity means in modern security environments. Understand how users, applications, devices, and service accounts all function as identities that require governance and access control.
• The risks created by outdated identity tools. See how fragmented systems, password-based authentication, and manual provisioning introduce security and operational challenges.
• How agencies are modernizing identity systems. Explore a practical, phased approach for integrating identity platforms, strengthening authentication, and improving visibility across environments.