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Why Identity Fragmentation Continues to Drive Security Risk

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Why Identity Fragmentation Continues to Drive Security Risk Posted by: Elizabeth Strickland TL;DR - Security risk no longer lives at the perimeter; it hides in fragmented identity systems across users, devices, and applications - Traditional tools don’t provide enough context, which creates blind spots that often surface only after an incident - Identity convergence connects these systems, giving ...
The narrative positions identity convergence as the necessary remedy for security failures arising from fragmented systems, effectively redefining the security perimeter from network defenses to identity controls. This framing leverages the widespread frustration caused by repeated incidents and the complexity of modern hybrid environments to advocate for a centralized solution. The underlying pattern is the transformation of complexity into a singular, manageable control plane. This narrative i...