The Cloud Security Alliance’s report also found that over 75% of enterprises are using two or more IDPs and struggle to manage access controls and consistent security policies.
Modernizing identity systems is proving difficult for organizations due to two key challenges: decades of accumulated Identity and Access Management (IAM) technical debt and the complexity of managing access across multiple identity providers (IDPs). These findings come from the new Strata Identity-commissioned report, State of Multi-Cloud Identity: Insights and Trends for 2025. The report, based on survey data from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), highlights trends and challenges in securing cloud environments.
The survey, which sought to better understand the industry’s knowledge, attitudes, and opinions regarding multi-cloud identity security trends and challenges, also found that incompatibility with non-standard, legacy applications is a barrier to deploying advanced application authentication for 71% of respondents, further highlighting the issue of technical debt with 54% of respondents citing it as their top hurdle when modernizing their IAM architecture.
In addition, with two-thirds of organizations managing two or more IDPs, 65% of respondents claimed that managing access controls and enforcing consistent security policies across disparate identity systems is a top concern.
“As enterprises accelerate their adoption of multi-cloud, they’re encountering significant obstacles in harmonizing hybrid and cloud identity systems for secure integration. High costs related to IAM technical debt, a significant talent gap, vendor lock-in, and the complex task of rewriting legacy applications are impeding progress and slowing innovation,” said Hillary Baron, lead author and Senior Technical Director for Research, Cloud Security Alliance. “It’s essential that organizations address these challenges, not only for security and compliance but for operational efficiency and business agility, as well.”
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