5 Identity Security Risks We Found In A Regulated Enterprise
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Even the most mature enterprises encounter new, subtle, and complex identity security challenges from the rapid growth of SaaS. When a Fortune 100 organization in a tightly regulated industry first partnered with Grip, we found an environment struggling with fragmented governance, unmanaged SaaS expansion, and widespread password sprawl-issues we observe across many large enterprises.
This case study illustrates the effects of SaaS advancing more rapidly than infrastructure, and how the right visibility, prioritization, and action can turn risk into resilience. Here's what we discovered.
Discovery 1: SaaS Adoption is Outpacing Identity Governance
Modern work demands speed; on average, this organization adds 75 new SaaS apps each month. However, our analysts found that 60 of these applications were password-based, compared to only 15 apps connected via SSO. In other words, unmanaged SaaS was outpacing SSO by more than 3 to 1.