#access management

To face these challenges, in-depth understanding of the business and IT environments of an organization is required. With our experience, and engagement with our clients , Sannicron has implemented the business cases – IT Risk and Compliance, Operational Cost Effectiveness, Security – in accordance with business drivers. We consider all these aspects in creating a roadmap and strategy for the  deployment of a robust IAM solution.

Sannicron’s governance, risk and compliance solutions helps our client organization’s to automate compliance and protect against insider (and outsider) threats with solutions for AI based access reviews password management, access certifications, identity proofing, segregation of duties policies implementation, role management. Be Assured for partnering with Sannicron.

As organizations’ data is being accessed through multiple ways by employees due to advanced technology, it is giving scope to hackers. Cloud adoption, ineffective IAM strategies are creating threat in identity & access management, decreasing security, increasing compliance concerns thereby effecting user productivity & operational efficiency. This has increased  the need for effective & united identity & access management to become part of organizations’ IT planning.

To face these challenges, in-depth understanding of the business and IT environments of an organization is required. With our experience, and engagement with our clients , Sannicron has implemented the business cases – IT Risk and Compliance, Operational Cost Effectiveness, Security – in accordance with business drivers. We consider all these aspects in creating a roadmap and strategy for the  deployment of a robust IAM solution. Sannicron’s governance, risk and compliance solutions helps our client organization’s to automate compliance and protect against insider (and outsider) threats with solutions for AI based access reviews password management, access certifications, identity proofing, segregation of duties policies implementation, role management. Be Assured for partnering with Sannicron.

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Most regulated enterprises evaluate CIAM platforms the same way they evaluate every enterprise software category. Requirements are gathered. A shortlist is assembled. Demos are scheduled. Capabilities are scored. A selection is made. 

The process is thorough. The outcome is frequently wrong. 

Not because the evaluation teams are careless. Because the standard enterprise evaluation methodology was designed for selecting tools. A CIAM platform in a regulated environment is governance infrastructure. The criteria that determine whether it will perform under regulatory examination are largely invisible in a vendor demonstration. 

The evaluation is shaped by the problem that initiated it. Usually, that is a login problem. Authentication is fragmented. The current platform cannot support modern credential standards. These are legitimate reasons to evaluate. They are not the right lens for selection. 

The login problem is solved in the demo. The governance problem surfaces in the audit. 

When a regulatory examination asks for the complete access and consent decision trail for a specific customer interaction at a specific point in time, the answer must come from a system that evaluated consent at the moment the access occurred and recorded that evaluation. A platform that stores consent and distributes it to downstream systems cannot produce this evidence. The enforcement decision was not made centrally. It was delegated to systems that applied their own logic to the records they received. 

In a demonstration, this distinction is invisible. A preference center and a consent database look the same whether consent is enforced at authorization or merely stored. The difference only becomes visible when a specific enforcement evidence scenario is tested against the platform in a proof-of-concept environment, not when general consent capabilities are reviewed. 

The same gap applies to deployment model. For regulated enterprises with data residency requirements, sovereign infrastructure mandates, or classified system boundaries, deployment model is not a preference. It is a hard constraint that determines whether a platform can be used at all. Standard evaluations assess this near the end of the process, after preferences have been established. When deployment incompatibility is discovered at that stage, the evaluation must restart or the organization must accept a model its legal team has already rejected. 

Deployment constraint assessment belongs at the beginning. Any platform that cannot satisfy deployment requirements should be eliminated before functional evaluation begins. 

A regulated CIAM evaluation that surfaces the right information looks different from a standard software selection. It begins with constraint documentation before any vendor is engaged. It uses governance scenarios defined by the evaluation team as the proof-of-concept structure, not vendor demonstration scripts. It weights governance criteria at least equally to authentication capabilities. It requires references who have operated the platform under real regulatory examination conditions, not demo environment conditions. And it builds a complete total cost of ownership model that includes the cost of any additional tools required for governance capabilities the base platform does not include. 

This process takes longer. It also surfaces the information that determines whether the platform selected will perform when it matters. 

Most identity governance programs do one thing well. They review everything. 

Every user. Every entitlement. Every system. 

On paper, this looks like strong control. 

In reality, it creates a different problem. 

Because Risk Doesn’t Work That Way 

Access risk is not evenly distributed. 

Some permissions carry real impact. Privileged roles, sensitive systems, and critical operations drive that risk. 

Most access does not. 

But governance treats all of it the same. 

This Is Where Things Break 

During access reviews, everything looks equal. 

A high-risk admin role sits next to low-risk application access. 

There is no difference in visibility. 

There is no difference in structure. 

So reviewers treat them the same. 

And That Changes Behavior 

When everything looks equal, nothing stands out. 

Reviewers focus on completion, not interpretation. 

Governance becomes a process of moving through volume. 

Not understanding risk. 

The Result 

Everything gets reviewed. 

But not everything gets understood. 

And that is where risk remains. 

The Real Issue Isn’t Coverage 

Most organizations already have coverage. 

They review access regularly. They document decisions. They meet governance expectations. 

But governance assumes equality. 

Risk does not. 

The Shift That Actually Matters 

Effective governance reflects how access is structured. 

It makes high-risk access visible. 

It reduces noise. 

It restores signal. 

Governance fails when it assumes all access is equal. 

It becomes effective when it reflects how risk is actually distributed.   

Most organizations believe that reviewing all access creates control. 

They define structured certification cycles. They ensure that every user and entitlement is evaluated. They apply consistent governance processes across systems. 

From an operational perspective, this approach works. 

From a risk perspective, it does not. 

The issue is not coverage. The issue is how governance interprets access. 

The Hidden Assumption Behind Most Governance Programs 

Identity governance often operates on a silent assumption. 

It assumes that all access can be treated the same. 

Every permission enters the same review process. Every role follows the same evaluation structure. Every decision follows the same logic. 

This creates consistency. 

But it also creates blind spots. 

Because access risk does not behave uniformly. 

Why Risk Does Not Follow Governance Structure 

In real enterprise environments, risk concentrates. A small portion of access creates most of the exposure. Privileged roles, sensitive systems, and high-impact permissions drive that risk. Most access remains routine. 

When governance treats all access equally, it removes the ability to distinguish between what matters and what does not. 

Where the Model Breaks Down 

This becomes clear during access reviews. A reviewer may evaluate hundreds of entitlements in a single campaign. Critical permissions appear alongside low-risk access, without any distinction in impact. The system presents them equally. 

The reviewer treats them the same way. 

Over time, governance shifts from evaluating access to processing it. 

Why This Creates Risk 

The problem is not that access is not reviewed. The problem is that governance does not interpret risk. When high-risk access sits inside large volumes of low-risk entitlements, it becomes harder to detect. When governance removes contrast, it removes signal. This creates a situation where governance appears complete, but risk remains unchanged. 

Rethinking Governance Around Risk Distribution 

Effective governance does not treat all access the same. It reflects how access risk is actually distributed. Organizations must recognize that some access requires deeper evaluation. Some permissions carry greater consequence. Some roles demand more visibility. 

The Takeaway