Why automating User Access Reviews is important
User Access Reviews, also known as Access Certification and Periodic Access Review is an essential part of access management to mitigate risk. Unfortunately, many organizations view user access reviews as a “check the box” audit exercise and fail to realize the many benefits of automating the process. Regulations such as SOX, PCI-DSS and HIPAA as well as numerous IT and financial regulatory audits require organizations to perform user access reviews at least once a year to audit existing access rights. Access Certification is a control to verify and ensure that legitimate employees only have the right access to business-critical applications and systems. Outdated access is a risk not only to security but can violate compliance regulations. Organizations are not static Organizations are not static. People come and go, employees change roles, they are assigned new projects, they switch to different departments. This makes it a challenge to keep track of who has access to...