Gartner Validates AuthMind's Approach to Identity Observability as the First Step to Manage Your IAM Attack Surface

In a new report, "Reduce Your IAM Attack Surface Using Visibility, Observability, and Remediation," Gartner highlights a critical vulnerability facing modern enterprises. A fragmented and unmonitored Identity and Access Management (IAM) attack surface.

The report diagnoses a common problem. IAM infrastructure is too often "fragmented across multiple, disconnected tools and isolated silos.” This fragmentation creates unmanaged visibility gaps and allows for risky misconfigurations, like orphaned accounts, disabled MFA, and exposed machine credentials to go unnoticed.

For identity leaders, this challenge is all too familiar. The core message from Gartner is clear. To defend against modern identity-based threats, organizations must move from a siloed, tool-centric view to one of unified visibility, observability, and remediation.

At AuthMind, we see this as a powerful validation of the very principles our platform is built on. Let’s take a look at Gartner's key recommendations and how AuthMind aligns to help customers achieve them.

The Challenge: A "Big Picture" View is Missing

Gartner finds that without a "big-picture view," IAM leaders are struggling. Decisions made by individual business units or cloud teams can lack IAM leader oversight, leading to significant security gaps. The result is an expanding, unmonitored attack surface that threat actors are actively targeting.

The market is crowded with point solutions for IAM posture, hygiene, threat detection and siloed tools for identity types (Agentic AI, NHI, Human), which can overwhelm buyers and make it difficult to see the whole picture.

Gartner's Solution: The Rise of the "IVIP"

To solve this, Gartner recommends that IAM leaders start by "establishing unified visibility and observability across connected and disconnected systems".

The report identifies an emerging category of solutions designed for this exact purpose. Identity Visibility and Intelligence Platforms (IVIP). Gartner predicts that "By 2028, 70% of CISOs will utilize an IVIP to shrink their IAM attack surface.”

According to Gartner, these platforms provide a "single view of IAM data, activity/events, relationships, configuration, and posture". This unified view is the foundation for:

• Discovering all identities and their access configurations.

• Consolidating access data into a unified repository.

• Enabling advanced identity analytics, often using AI and ML.

  
  

How AuthMind Delivers on Gartner's Vision

Gartner's report not only defines the problem but also lays out a clear roadmap for the solution, a roadmap that AuthMind is uniquely positioned to help you follow. We are pleased to be recognized by Gartner in the report's vendor landscape, included in the "Hygiene" category that is central to reducing the attack surface.

Here is how AuthMind’s platform directly aligns with Gartner's core recommendations:

1. We Provide the "Big-Picture View"

Gartner's primary recommendation is to "Start with a big-picture view of IAM.” This is the very definition of AuthMind. We integrate with your environment and entire IAM ecosystem, from on-prem AD and IGA tools to cloud providers, SaaS apps, and PAM solutions to break down the "disconnected tools and isolated silos" Gartner warns about. We provide the "unified view of IAM data" that Gartner identifies as the key function of an IVIP.

2. We Turn Visibility into Actionable Observability

Visibility is just the first step. Gartner recommends leaders enable distributed teams to make more informed decisions related to their identity attack surface by "visualizing accounts, entitlements, associated risk levels, and recommended actions.” This is the essence of observability.

AuthMind doesn't just show you the data, we also provide the context. Our platform:

• Exposes Hygiene Gaps: We continuously identify the high-risk issues Gartner calls out, such as orphaned accounts, unused entitlements, and policy violations.

• Prioritizes Risk: We incorporate risk scores, helping teams focus on the most critical issues first.

• Enables Remediation: We provide the "recommended actions" to close gaps as they arise, and also enable you to directly take the action of your choice, moving you from detection to remediation.

  
  

3. We Expose the "Unmonitored" to Shrink Your Attack Surface

Gartner notes that effective visibility can "reveal identities and access grants created by business or technical teams, uncovering previously unnoticed gaps." This is where AuthMind shines. We excel at finding the toxic combinations and hidden access paths that point solutions miss, such as a non-privileged user who, through a chain of entitlements, can acquire elevated rights. By exposing these paths, AuthMind helps you significantly shrink the IAM attack surface over time.

4. We Deliver the "Outcome-Driven Metrics"  You Need

Gartner emphasizes the need for CISOs to demonstrate progress using "Outcome-Driven Metrics (ODMs)". Instead of just counting deployed tools, leaders need to show tangible results, such as a Reduction in orphan/dormant accounts.

AuthMind's dashboards are built to provide this measurable evidence of improved security posture. With our platform, you can quantitatively track the reduction of your identity attack surface and report on the ODMs that prove your IAM program is effective.

The Future is Observed

Gartner's research makes it clear. The old, siloed approach to IAM is no longer sufficient. The future belongs to organizations that can achieve unified identity visibility and observability. As Gartner predicts, IVIPs will become the standard for CISOs looking to secure their organizations against credential compromise and account takeovers.

We are proud to be at the forefront of this movement, providing the platform that turns Gartner's recommendations into a reality for our customers.

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