In a nutshell, IAM is a set of policies, processes, and tools a business uses to match specific people with access to company assets, technologies, software, data, and technical resources. IAM allows security teams to ensure that only individuals that must have access to certain data can access that data. IAM involves the authorization and authenticationAuthentication is the process of verifying and confirming th... of identities, employees, vendors, and customers across the businesses hardware and software technology stack.