Mastering Identity Security
Posture Management

Identity is frequently the weakest link in modern cybersecurity programs. As human, non-human, and AI-based identities multiply across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, organizations face growing pressure to maintain visibility, enforce least-privilege access and respond to threats in real time. Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) has emerged as a go-to solution for these challenges. 

ISPM blends real-time visibility, contextual risk assessment, continuous monitoring and automation to help organizations manage identity risk. Unlike legacy identity and access management (IAM) and identity, governance and administration (IGA) systems that depend on static processes and manual reviews, ISPM provides adaptive, continuous and scalable controls. 

This paper explores the technical and business challenges spurring ISPM adoption, outlines core posture management principles and offers a structured framework for implementation. It also includes key performance indicators (KPIs) for measuring success, common pitfalls to avoid examples from organizations using ISPM to reduce risk, improve compliance and streamline operations.