In today’s cybersecurity landscape, identity is the new perimeter—and it’s also the new battleground. As organizations expand their digital footprint across cloud environments, hybrid infrastructures, and remote workforces, the challenge of managing who has access to what has never been more critical.
At RSA, we believe that effective identity governance is no longer just an operational necessity—it’s a strategic imperative for risk reduction. Yet many enterprises continue to treat it as a back-office compliance task, disconnected from broader security goals. It’s time to change that.
Security teams today are inundated with threats. But while phishing campaigns and zero-day vulnerabilities make headlines, some of the most damaging breaches stem from much simpler problems—like users having access to resources or data that they shouldn’t.
From orphaned accounts and excessive entitlements to toxic role combinations, unmanaged identity risk quietly undermines even the most sophisticated security architectures. It’s no longer enough to ask “is this user authenticated?” We must also ask, “should they still have access to this system, and do we know why?”
The traditional view of identity governance revolves around certification campaigns, compliance checklists, and manual workflows. But that approach doesn’t scale in today’s enterprise environments.
Modern governance must become dynamic, proactive, and risk-aware. That means:
- Continuously evaluating user entitlements based on context
- Identifying unusual or high-risk access patterns and recommending actions to reduce risks
- Leveraging policy-based automation to revoke inappropriate access
Organizations are increasingly turning to identity security posture management (ISPM), a new cybersecurity framework that embraces these principles. With ISPM, identity governance can move from reactive to proactive—surfacing threats before they become breaches.
RSA Governance & Lifecycle empowers organizations to leverage ISPM principles and build risk-aware access strategies from the ground up. With visibility into the entire identity lifecycle—from joiners and movers to leavers—RSA helps you:
- Detect policy violations and toxic combinations in real time
- Automate access reviews with AI-driven suggestions
- Enforce least privilege with precision and confidence
- Proactively find and resolve identity risks
And because RSA integrates deeply with your existing identity and access management (IAM) and security infrastructure, governance becomes a seamless part of your broader security posture—not an afterthought.
If identity is the new security perimeter, then governance is its firewall. It’s the mechanism that ensures the right people have the right access—at the right time, for the right reasons.
By aligning governance with risk management, organizations can reduce exposure, meet compliance demands, and build a stronger foundation for Zero Trust.
It’s time to move beyond check-the-box governance. Let’s make identity a driver of real security.
Watch the RSA webinar, Beyond Access – Identity Governance for Risk-Resilient Security, to see explore how organizations can stop breaches before they start with ISPM.
