Gary C
CISSP | CGEIT | CISM | CRISC | MBA |
December 27, 2024
As an IAM analyst, you know the drill – just when you think you can finally get a good night’s sleep, the dreaded Permission Creep monster rears its ugly head. But fear not! With Permissions Management, you can keep this imaginary beast at bay and ensure compliance across multiple countries and regions.
Imagine peeking at your dashboard and seeing your PCI score has crept up by one over the past week. It’s like spotting a pair of glowing eyes under the bed. To figure out what’s causing this mischief, you dive into the recommended findings to spot any abnormalities.
Right away, you might notice 36 Over Provisioned Active Users lurking in your environment. These are the folks with a massive gap between the permissions they’ve been granted and the ones they actually use (a.k.a. users with sky-high PCI scores). This surge in overprovisioned users is likely the culprit behind your rising PCI score – the monster’s handiwork!
Now that you’ve identified the troublemakers, it’s time to roll up your sleeves and tackle the beast (welcome to the remediation phase). By selecting the 36 Over Provisioned Active Users findings, you get a list of these users, allowing you to scrutinise each one.
Armed with this intel, you head over to the Remediation tab of Permissions Management to take action.
By applying the Revoke Unused Tasks quick action to our 36 identified overprovisioned active users, you can swiftly right-size their permissions and curb the risk of users having more permissions than they need. It’s like shining a flashlight under the bed and scaring the monster away!
With the overprovisioned users now sorted, you can set up a Permissions Analytics alert to notify you whenever a new overprovisioned user pops up. This way, you can nip these issues in the bud as soon as they arise, rather than letting them pile up like unwashed dishes – or worse, letting the monster grow bigger!
This example showcases the magic of the Discover -> Remediate -> Monitor flow and highlights how Permissions Management can help maintain compliance across multiple countries and regions, ensuring each administrative unit and its resources are in check. So, tuck yourself in and rest easy, knowing you’ve got the Permission Creep monster under control!
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