As organisations adopt cloud services, remote working and SaaS platforms, traditional network boundaries are no longer reliable security controls. Identity has become the primary attack surface — and the primary target for attackers.

Credential theft, MFA fatigue attacks and abuse of privileged roles now feature in the majority of successful breaches. Yet many organisations still focus identity security on preventative controls alone, with limited visibility of how identities are actually being used day‑to‑day.

Continuous identity and privileged access monitoring enables organisations to detect risky behaviour early, including anomalous sign‑ins, unexpected privilege elevation and suspicious access patterns. When integrated into wider security operations, identity monitoring becomes a powerful early‑warning system rather than a reactive afterthought.

Key takeaway:

Strong identity controls are essential — but without monitoring, organisations are blind to how those identities are exploited in practice.