"Security Pros Say the Cloud Has Increased the Number of Identities at Their Organizations"
Of the companies that responded to a survey conducted by the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), 98 percent confirmed that the number of identities in their organization has increased, with 52 percent blaming the rapid adoption of cloud applications. Other factors that raise the number of identities in organizations include an increase in third-party relationships (46 percent) and new machine identities (43 percent). Given the increasing number of identities in organizations, as they move to the cloud, it is not surprising that 84 percent of the respondents have experienced an identity-related attack in the last year. According to the IDSA report, managing and monitoring permissions on such a large scale and in such complex environments has become significantly difficult. Attackers are taking advantage of this challenge and are constantly attempting to expand their attack capabilities. This article continues to discuss key findings and points shared in a new IDSA report on identity-related breaches.