Security News > 2021 > June > Identity management is now mostly about security

The report examines the impact that the pandemic and increase in remote work had on identity and access management in the enterprise, as well as the implementation of identity-focused security strategies.

Four out of five participants believe that while identity management used to just be about access, it's now mostly about security.

In accordance, the majority of organizations have made changes to better align security and identity functions, with one of those changes being increasing CISO ownership of IAM. Most organizations experienced an identity-related breach within the past two years.

Remote work has significantly impacted identity security 83% report that remote work due to COVID-19 increased the number of identities.

Security taking a broader role in identity management, with positive effects 64% report that they have made changes to better align security and identity functions within the last two years.

Organizations where the CISO has ownership of IAM are more likely to say the security team has an excellent understanding of their identity strategy and implement identity-related security outcomes.

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