Traditional IAM struggles in today’s hybrid cloud and remote work environments, where any user can become privileged and legacy controls fail to protect sensitive data. Privilege creep, weak MFA, and over-provisioned access widen attack surfaces, while SSO leaves gaps when relying on passwords. Modern IAM strengthens defenses with intelligent privilege controls, risk-based authentication, and integration with PAM, enforcing least privilege and enabling just-in-time access and zero standing privileges. AI further enhances visibility and adaptive trust. A modern IAM framework reduces breaches, supports zero trust, improves compliance, and delivers security without sacrificing usability.

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