Identity and permissions present a major security challenge

The average organization has roughly 1,400 permissions for every employee, according to a new report from Veza. The findings also show that identity teams face a daunting number of groups and roles to manage. With organizations averaging nearly 700 groups for every 1,000 users, it is difficult for admins to choose the least-privilege groups and roles that will meet the needs of any given employee, contractor, or service account. "Permissions are the treasure map and hackers have figured this out," says Tarun Thakur, co-founder and CEO, Veza. "Traditional identity tools with directory services and listing users and groups, do not… [Continue Reading]