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Insider risk on the rise as survey finds 50% of employees have too much privileged access - and AI will make it far worse

3 weeks, 4 days ago   techradar.com
  • Half of employees hold excessive rights across AI and SaaS estates, CloudEagle report finds
  • Invisible IT hides 60% of apps undermining traditional identity controls
  • Study recommends AI governance plus just in time access and reviews

Half of enterprise staff now hold excessive privileges to critical applications, new research has claimed.

CloudEagle.ai’s latest identity governance report surveyed 1,000 CIOs and CISOs and found 60% of SaaS and AI tools sit outside IT’s oversight.

Invisible IT is expanding insider risk, driving breaches, audit failures, and compliance headaches, the report says.

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