The Voice of 200 CISOs
A clearer direction for identity security. What does it take to govern identity with confidence? Oak’s research brings together insights from CISOs and identity practitioners, revealing the challenges shaping enterprise security—and the priorities defining its next chapter.
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This research revealed one fundamental gap: organizations still lack a complete, current and actionable picture of who-and what-has access.
A broad perspective. Grounded in experience.
Over eight months, Oak conducted 201 in-depth research with security executives, IAM leaders, architects and practitioners across industries. These conversations explored how organizations manage identity in practice: where established tools fall short, what consumes teams’ time, and how AI agents are changing the demands on governance.
The findings reveal a challenge that extends beyond any single identity type or security tool. Organizations need a complete, current understanding of who-and what-can access their systems, why that access exists, and how to keep it appropriate as the business evolves.
“I’m sure our developers have created agents and they’re running autonomously doing things that I don’t know about.”
CISO, Media technology company
