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    Identity Security Maturity Model

    A structured model for evolving your authorization strategy—enabling least privilege, continuous control, and intelligent access decisions across identities, infrastructure, and environments.

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    Challenge

    Increasing identity and entitlement complexity across environments makes dynamic, least-privilege authorization difficult to enforce consistently.

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    Risk

    Without structured authorization control, organizations face over-provisioning, compliance gaps, and elevated access-related security threats.

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    Solution

    Adopt a structured Identity Security Maturity Model to enforce least privilege, continuous discovery and control, and adaptive access governance.

    The Identity Security Maturity Model

    Diagram: PAM Maturity Model

    Step-by-step framework for reducing risk

    Controlling access to sensitive resources is central to identity security, but implementation can quickly become complex.

    The Identity Security Maturity Model offers a structured way to assess current practices, prioritize next steps, and guide investment in key authorization controls.

    Rather than attempt every capability at once, this model helps you build a roadmap that aligns to your security goals, compliance needs, and business agility.

    Experiences from 10,000+ companies inform the maturity model

    The model is based on security industry best practices and Delinea’s work with companies ranging from organizations just beginning their identity security journey to the most experienced. In each phase of identity security maturity:

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    Scope expands to include more types of privileged users, systems, and accounts.

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    Intelligence and automation increase so your identity security platform is continuously learning and adapting.

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    Controls become more granular and dynamic to govern, validate, and automate access.

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    Integrations embed identity security in your workflows so it becomes virtually invisible to most users.

    Identity security maturity is multi-dimensional

    Each phase of the identity security maturity model helps you evaluate your level of maturity according to three factors:

    Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) – How strong is the integrity of your system, and how much visibility and oversight do you have?

    Privileged Administration – How do you create, define, and manage privileges across your organization?

    Identity and Access Management – How strong are your authorization controls and how granular are your access controls?
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    See the quick guide to identity security maturity

    At a glance, assess your level of maturity and see the PAM controls recommended for each phase and dimension.

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    Build an identity security maturity plan that’s right for you

    Learn more about the Identity Security Maturity Model, including detailed descriptions of each phase and recommendations for increasing identity security scope and adoption to reduce your risk.

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