Widespread mismanagement of privileged accounts and access revealed in global survey

Identity and access management (IAM) company One Identity has released new global research that exposes widespread poor practices when it comes to managing privileged accounts.

Dimensional Research recently surveyed 913 IT security professionals on challenges, habits and trends related to managing access to corporate data.

Among the most eye-opening research findings are that eight in 10 (80%) of Australian respondents admit to facing challenges when it comes to managing privileged passwords, and nearly one in five (17%) still use a paper-based logbook to manage privileged accounts in Australia.

These findings are significant considering that privileged accounts grant virtually unlimited access to nearly every component of a company’s IT infrastructure, essentially handing over the keys to a company’s most critical and sensitive systems and data.

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