• by Ray Schultz , August 22, 2022

A new study shows that many companies suffer from “identity sprawl” because ID management is too time-consuming. 

Radiant Logic reports that 67% of firms know they have identity sprawl, but haven’t figured out how to handle it.

Perhaps the research can be questioned because the announcement from Radiant Logic offers neither the methodology or the full report.   

But the study shows that 71% of firms lack a budget devoted to identity-based projects.

Among the most common impacts are increased technical debt (66%) and negative productivity and morale among employees (64%). 

Moreover, 60% have had 21 separate identities per user, with 34% reporting they have 21-30.  

“Managing identities is a growing concern for companies, and as the number of identities continue to grow, identity has become more of a roadblock than a business enabler,” says Wade Ellery, field chief technology officer at Radiant Logic. 

But Ellery adds that “companies are making progress - over 70% of organizations reporting that they have a designated team to specifically manage identities. Together with executive support and having access to and visibility into the ‘right’ data, identity can move from a hindrance to an asset for global organizations.” 

The study also found that 84% of companies have suffered an identity-related breach, and of those, 67% have occurred within the last year. In addition, 85% are concerned about users logging into personal applications with work credentials.  

For 71%, the most common complaint is poor integration with new tools.