2018 Market Pulse Survey
Balancing Efficiency and
Security in Today’s Enterprises
SailPoint’s 2018 Market Pulse Survey highlights the struggle between security and efficiency that can only be addressed through identity governance.
SailPoint surveyed employees across the globe at organizations with 1,000+ employees
SailPoint’s 2018 Market Pulse Survey uncovered three key issues organizations are facing today:
1
Users’ Bad
Habits Persist
2
Friction Between IT
and Business Increases
3
New Threat Dynamics
are Emerging
The New Frontiers in Identity
As a result of these factors, organizations must address
the new frontiers in identity governance, spanning:
Users
Apps
Data
1
Users’ Bad Habits Persist
Despite the risks, employees are not
honoring cybersecurity best practices
75%
reuse passwords across different accounts
23%
change their work passwords 2 times or fewer a year
15%
of users would consider selling their workplace passwords to a third-party
2
Friction Between IT
and Business Increases
Employees are frustrated with IT
and looking for ways to get around them
55%
say IT is a source of inconvenience
13%
would not tell IT immediately if they had been hacked
49%
would blame IT for a cyberattack that occurred as a result of being hacked
3
New Threat Dynamics are Emerging
New technologies are creating new areas of risk for organizations
48%
are using AI
chatbots/personal
assistants
chatbots/personal
assistants
44%
would rather the personal
information of their company’s customers was hacked than their
own personal information
information of their company’s customers was hacked than their
own personal information
66%
do not know what the GDPR is
63%
believe every employee plays
a role in GDPR compliance
a role in GDPR compliance

To learn how to address
the new frontiers in identity
governance, download
the 2018 Market Pulse Survey
Download the survey
the new frontiers in identity
governance, download
the 2018 Market Pulse Survey
Download the survey
If These Issues Sound Familiar, We Can Help
We’d love to talk about your identity challenges and show you how SailPoint’s identity solutions can address them.