In large corporate IT environments obtaining the control and overview of thousands of internal or external users, with access to a multitude of systems and applications, is not a simple task. Anno 1503 Windows 7. Surveys show that up to 70% of users have unauthorized access to confidential business data. As such, employees are considered the most likely source of corporate security breaches – whether they happen deliberately or unintentionally. Consequently, identity management is a prerequisite for securing businesses against security breaches and leaks of business critical data. Having full visibility of the people and systems who make up the corporation – employees and contractors, on premise and cloud-based services, systems and applications – is essential in understanding where the security risks are, and how to counter them. By obtaining full visibility and control of identities, corporations are able to improve security systematically and efficiently. Security Challenges: • 30% of employees leaving the enterprise typically do not have all access rights removed promptly • Enterprise-wide transparency of access rights is unavailable • ‘Least privilege’ principle is often not implemented • Monitoring toxic combinations of accumulated access rights is difficult • Failure to control separation of duty (SoD) may lead to fraud and financial losses • Complex and insecure authentication of users for password resets.