Identities Are the New Security Perimeter — and Attackers Know It
Cross Identity turns Identity Risk Management from theory into action, unifying access, governance, and risk controls in a single platform. Identity Risk Management is providing real-time visibility to risk parameters related to all identities and accesses, and triggering actions for mitigation wherever necessary. By continuously assessing and mitigating identity risks, organizations can reduce exposure, enforce least privilege, and respond in real time — all from one converged identity fabric.
The Challenge: Identity Risks Are Everywhere
Most organizations already know the pain: identities are scattered across SaaS, IaaS, on-prem systems, and cloud platforms. Access rights accumulate over time, contractors come and go, privileged accounts linger, and business moves faster than IT cleanup.
Attackers exploit these weak links — targeting stale accounts, over-privileged identities, and blind spots in access governance. Without visibility and real-time risk assessment, security teams are always reacting too late.
The Solution: Identity Risk Management
Identity Risk Management (IRM) is the practice of continuously discovering, assessing, and remediating risks tied to user and non-human identities. Rather than static policies, IRM enables organizations to:
- Gain real-time visibility into who has access to what, and whether it’s appropriate.
- Detect risk signals such as unusual login behavior, excessive permissions, or policy violations.
- Trigger automated actions like step-up authentication, privilege revocation, or session termination.
- Provide clear audit evidence for governance and compliance.
With a converged identity fabric like Cross Identity, IRM becomes not just a concept — but an operational reality.
How Cross Identity Makes IRM Work
Cross Identity integrates access, governance, risk, and privilege into one unified system. This means IRM isn’t another bolt-on tool, but a built-in capability that drives smarter, faster decisions. Key elements include:
- Universal Identity Directory (UID): Normalizes identities across HR, AD, Azure AD/Entra, SaaS, and cloud platforms.
- Access Management (AM): Provides adaptive authentication and continuous risk-aware access control.
- Identity & Access Governance (IAG): Automates certifications and micro-reviews, ensuring entitlements stay appropriate.
- Identity & Access Risk Management (IARM): Continuously scores identity risk and enforces mitigation actions.
- Privileged Identity & Access Management (PIAM): Eliminates standing privilege through just-in-time elevation.
- Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM): Right-sizes cloud permissions and removes toxic access combinations.
Together, these capabilities close the gaps left by siloed IAM solutions and give organizations one source of identity truth.
Benefits of Identity Risk Management
By implementing IRM, organizations can:
- Shrink the attack surface by removing stale or excessive entitlements.
- Enforce least privilege without slowing down productivity.
- Detect and respond faster to identity-driven attacks.
- Strengthen compliance with provable, auditable controls.
- Improve resilience by adapting access decisions to real-time conditions.
Conclusion
Zero Trust requires more than network controls — it demands identity controls that are continuous, adaptive, and risk-aware. Cross Identity makes Identity Risk Management actionable by providing real-time visibility into risks across all identities and accesses, and triggering mitigation wherever necessary.
With IRM at the core, organizations can finally move beyond static access models to a living, breathing security posture that adjusts as fast as today’s threats.
