Author: Umaimah Khan

Remember the Hydra, the multi-headed creature from Greek mythology? Warriors attempting to slay the beast faced a seemingly impossible challenge: when they cut off one head, multiple heads re-emerged. Security teams entrusted with Identity and Access Management (IAM) can relate —  identity sprawl is their Hydra. Like the mythical creature, every new cloud-based SaaS application or service produces multiple heads. According to Statista, the average company manages 130 SaaS apps. With potentially hundreds of user accounts and access points per app, it’s easy to see how managing identity sprawl can feel like an unwinnable battle. There are other complicated factors…