In the recent Cybersecurity Buyer Intelligence Report (CBIR), "Navigating the identity security minefield: Practitioners share lessons learned so others can move forward," CyberRisk Alliance (CRA) offered an in-depth exploration of the intricate balance between securing access and optimizing user experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM). The following charts capture what survey respondents identified as their greatest challenges and best avenues of success:
Daniel Thomas is a technology writer, researcher, and content producer for CyberRisk Alliance. He has over a decade of experience writing on the most critical topics of interest for the cybersecurity community, including cloud computing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, data analytics, threat hunting, automation, IAM, and digital security policies. He previously served as a senior editor for Defense News, and as the director of research for GovExec News in Washington, D.C..
A survey sponsored by Commvault and conducted by IDC reveals that 90% of IT and resilience decision-makers believe their identity management capabilities need improvement to address risks from agentic AI.
The ShinyHunters group targeted Salesforce users by tricking them into authorizing a malicious Salesforce Data Loader application, which then requested OAuth permissions.
