Facing market churn, constrained budgets and fewer resources, Fortune 1000 companies surveyed by SailPoint Technologies described the major struggle their corporate security departments face in preventing identity-related losses and complying with regulations. The SailPoint survey was conducted in November 2008 and focused on identity governance during a recession. Most participants indicated that the greatest risk to their organizations was managing to the same performance expectations with lower budgets.
Of the 100-plus IT managers and directors who responded to the survey, the majority believe they do not have the information they need to adequately manage the risk of data breaches or internal fraud. In fact, nearly 70 percent can’t summarize which workers have access to the most critical applications and data. Further, if faced with a layoff, 44 percent of respondents are unable to remove access privileges of terminated employees on a timely basis.