Insufficient Investments Impede Progress in Identity Security Measures

According to a report from The Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), organizations are still struggling with incidents related to identity, with a concerning 90% of them reporting such incidents within the past year. This marks a 6% increase compared to the previous year. 

The growing number of identities has presented significant challenges for identity stakeholders, who often lack sufficient support from their leadership teams. Shockingly, only 49% of the respondents indicated that their leadership teams understand identity and security risks and take proactive measures to invest in protection before experiencing an incident.

“As cloud adoption, remote work, mobile device usage, and third-party relationships drive up the number of identities, more and more organizations are suffering from identity-related incidents,” said Jeff Reich, Executive Director, IDSA.

“Protecting digital identities has never been more important in the fight against increasingly savvy cyberattacks. And while managing and securing identities continues to be called out as a top priority by organizations, meaningful shifts in proactive investment and leadership are necessary to reduce risk,” Reich continued

In the face of rapidly increasing cyberattacks in terms of both sophistication and volume, safeguarding digital identities has become more critical than ever. Organ

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