As organizations continue to strengthen their identity security programs, many still face a hidden risk: they do not have a complete view of all identities operating across their environment. In this article, author Rita Gurevich explores how unmanaged privileged accounts, orphaned service accounts, broken offboarding processes, and Active Directory complexity create dangerous blind spots that attackers can exploit. She highlights why continuous identity discovery, clear ownership, and ongoing remediation are essential to reducing credential-based risk and building a stronger identity hygiene program.
