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The Horizons of
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Harnessing the power of identity security to bend the cybersecurity value curve

Around the globe, organizations in all industries face a dual challenge: countering sophisticated, ever-evolving cyber threats while struggling with limited budgets. It’s a delicate balancing act to address. One that calls for a new approach to identity security.

Key report findings

Investments in identity security can bend the curve

Our research indicates that while most organizations are still in the early horizons of their identity security journey, those with a more mature identity solution are getting higher returns for every dollar spent: realizing a greater reduction in risk, higher topline business value, and increased workforce productivity.

41 %

of organizations still have immature identity programs, with only 3% moving beyond Horizon 1 last year

83 %

of organizations reported fewer identity-related security issues due to their identity security investments in 2023

30 %

expected increase in machine identities in the next 3-5 years, growing faster than all other identity types

73 %

of IAM decision-makers view IAM as one of the three most impactful security capabilities determining cyber insurance premiums

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Discover what’s shaping the future of identity security and how to transform your identity program into a strategic investment that will move your organization from risk to resilience.

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THE 5 HORIZONS

Distribution of enterprises across the 5 customer identity journey horizons

Over the last three years, SailPoint has surveyed identity and access management (IAM) decision-makers across the globe and found that companies going through an identity journey generally fall across 5 horizons:

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CUSTOMER RESULTS

How leading organizations are bending the curve

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90%

BNP Paribas Bank Polska boosted productivity with 90% of access requests executed automatically.

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<6 Months

RWE moves to SaaS-based, AI-driven identity security in <6 months and reduced onboarding time to <3 hours.

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$300

Absa streamlined onboarding and third-party identity management while saving $300 per identity onboarding.

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