It’s not like forgetting the milk at the grocery store. No big deal, just add it to the list for next time. But that kind of oversight in identity management isn’t as simple to fix, and organizations that adopt a solution later may find it becomes an expensive add-on to their security to-do list.

It’s a situation many organizations find themselves in. The Cisco Duo 2025 State of Identity Security reports that 74% of IT leaders admit identity security is often an afterthought in infrastructure planning. As a result, businesses scramble to tack on an identity solution, often too late to assess whether it’s the right fit for their architecture, compliance, and scalability goals. ’Cause unlike the milk, it’s harder to swing back later and grab the right solution.


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