Overview

The 2024 Identity Security Report by ManageEngine highlights the latest trends, emerging threats, and expert insights in the realm of identity security. Drawing on data from over 3,000 experts globally, the report features perspectives from C-suite executives, IT operations personnel, and cybersecurity experts on key topics, including AI in identity security, identity-related breaches, the adoption of identity security tools, and more.

Discover on-the-ground realities of the identity security landscape and gain meaningful insights to strengthen your organization’s security posture.

  • 3012respondents

  • 13countries

  • 5verticals

Key findings

  • 77%

    of CISOs experienced an identity-related cyberattack in 2023.

  • 27%

    of respondents say their organizations have zero standing privileges.

  • 68%

    of respondents say they need to adopt even more tools to deal with their current identity security needs.

  • 57%

    of respondents want to adopt an AI tool even if it requires an initial investment of time and resources.

  • 1 in 4

    of respondents in IT operations don’t think their organizations will invest in identity security tools, even though 97% of CTOs think they will.

  • 46%

    of respondents in IT operations believe their security stack does not meet their current identity security needs, when compared to just 21-27% of those in the C-Suite.

Know our respondents

Where are they from?

  •  
    United States

    18%

    United States

  •  
    Saudi Arabia

    10%

    Saudi Arabia

  •  
    United Kingdom

    8%

    United Kingdom

  •  
    United Arab Emirates

    8%

    United Arab Emirates

  •  
    Canada

    8%

    Canada

  •  
    India

    8%

    India

  •  
    Malaysia

    7%

    Malaysia

  •  
    Spain

    7%

    Spain

  •  
    Singapore

    6%

    Singapore

  •  
    Indonesia

    5%

    Indonesia

  •  
    Vietnam

    5%

    Vietnam

  •  
    Philippines

    5%

    Philippines

  •  
    Thailand

    3%

    Thailand

What do they do?

Our diverse set of respondents are from five different verticals—Financial services, Government, Technology, Healthcare, and Education.

  • 18%

    Executive leadership

  • 28%

    Senior management

  • 30%

    Middle management

  • 2%

    Compliance and risk management

  • 22%

    Technician

*Percentages are rounded to their nearest number.

About ManageEngine

ManageEngine is the enterprise IT management division of Zoho Corporation. Established and emerging enterprises—including 9 of every 10 Fortune 100 organizations—rely on ManageEngine's real-time IT management tools to ensure optimal performance of their IT infrastructure, including networks, servers, applications, endpoints, and more. ManageEngine has offices worldwide, including in the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, India, Colombia, Mexico, Brazil, Singapore, Japan, China and Australia, as well as 200+ global partners to help organizations tightly align their business and IT.