One Identity, a leader in unified identity security, today released global survey findings that revealed a significant increase in digital identities on a global scale. This phenomenon – known as identity sprawl – has been driven by surges in user identities (internal, third parties, and customers), machine identities and new accounts generated in response to an uptick in remote work. More than 8 in 10 respondents indicated that identities managed has more than doubled, and 25% reported a 10X increase during the period.
According to the Dimensional Research-conducted survey of 1,009 IT security professionals, identity sprawl is one critical obstacle to overcome as businesses seek to optimize their overall cybersecurity posture, with half of all companies reporting they use more than 25 different systems to manage access rights. More than one in five respondents use more than 100. A second challenge is the fragmented way most organizations address identity security. Fifty one percent of respondents stated that multiple silos yield a lack of visibility regarding who has access to what system.