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New SailPoint research reveals universal challenges in securing machine identities
The report identified despite 60 % of surveyed organisations agreeing machine identities pose a greater security risk than human identities , security measures continue to lag behind .
S ailPoint Technologies , a leader in unified identity security for enterprises , has unveiled the 2024 Machine Identity Crisis : The Challenges of Manual Processes and Hidden Risks , a global survey of more than 320 identity
and access experts , security professionals and executives .
The report explores the differences between managing machine identities and human identities , highlighting the challenges of securing machine identities such as overprovisioning and changing compliance requirements , and provides a comprehensive view of the identity management challenges faced by today ’ s IT and security teams .
Findings indicate that 69 % of companies surveyed manage more machine identities than human identities , with nearly half deploying 10x as many . These machine identities include applications , databases , bots , IoT devices , SaaS tools and a wide range of other hardware and software solutions .
Of the security professionals surveyed , 72 % reported that managing machine identities is more challenging than managing human identities , citing poor internal processes and inadequate identity management tools as the culprit . As a result , 66 % of respondents indicated that managing machine identities requires more manual processes than human identities , taxing already scarce IT and security resources .
The growing volume of machine identities significantly heightens the risk of audit and compliance challenges . Surprisingly , 75 % of surveyed companies have machine identities without a dedicated employee responsible for them . Moreover , insufficient governance increases the potential for data loss or compromised access . Findings show that 60 % of organisations believe machine identities pose a greater risk to business than human identities , which is unlikely to change without improvements to discovery capabilities and governance practices .
Technology skills shortage continues to be a barrier to AEC digitisation , reveals report
B luebeam , a leading developer of solutions and services for architecture , engineering and construction ( AEC ) professionals worldwide and part of the Nemetschek Group , has announced findings from its new global report – Building the Future : Bluebeam AEC Technology Outlook 2025 .
The report reveals that AEC firms face significant roadblocks in driving greater technology adoption and digitisation , with a third ( 32 %) reporting a lack of training and skills development within their employees as a key challenge to increased digitisation . Other barriers include integration ( 27 %) and technical ( 26 %) issues . This is despite the adoption of digital tools helping construction firms drive significant cost savings , with over a third ( 35 %) of respondents reporting cost savings between US $ 100,000 and US $ 500,000 through the use of new technologies .
These challenges driving digitisation continue to hold AEC firms back from eliminating paper-based physical documents from the construction process , with almost three quarters ( 72 %) still using paper during one or more phases of the building lifecycle . Of those firms who continue to rely on paper , the need for physical signatures or approvals was cited by almost half ( 46 %) as the top reason behind continuing to use outdated paper-based processes .
“ As digitisation and the use of AI within the AEC sector increases , reliance on outdated paper-based approaches will continue to shrink , helping to drive cost savings and improve sustainability efforts in construction ,” said Usman Shuja , Chief Executive Officer at Bluebeam . “ AI is already revolutionising the building process , so it is essential that educators , technology providers and construction industry leaders work together to produce new training initiatives that can capitalise on these innovations by helping bridge the AEC technology skills gap so we can continue to move the industry forward .” �
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