“Woefully Inadequate IT Processes for Managing User Accounts and Access Continue to Create Major Security and Compliance Risks”
Findings of a study conducted by Dimensional Research and released by One Identity indicate significant inadequacies in the management of user accounts by organizations, which pose great risks to security and compliance. The survey reveals the insufficiencies and challenges in the deactivation of former employees’ accounts, identification of dormant accounts, removal of access to accounts, and more. Improper management of accounts could allow outsiders and insiders to perform malicious activities against an organization such as damage, steal, or leak information. This article further discusses the findings of this survey in relation to errors and challenges in managing user accounts, along with credential-based attack vectors and best practices in the management of accounts.