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The increased demands of regulatory compliance are causing corporate business and IT security managers to review their access governance policies and procedures with an eye toward improving the efficiency and reliability of their systems, while reducing the complexity and cost associated with demonstrating compliance. Within many organizations, however, regulatory compliance is simply regarded as a sunk cost. This narrow perspective can obscure the true value of investing in technologies that strengthen, automate, and streamline access governance.
In fact, meeting compliance requirements and reducing costs are not the only compelling reasons for investing in better access governance. When IT security managers focus only on these issues, they may overlook access-related risk factors that can have a profound impact on their organizations:
When building a business case for an investment in access governance, it is advisable to consider all of these possible areas of benefit instead of focusing only on compliance and the immediate cost savings associated with automation.
This paper will describe the factors organizations must consider when building an ROI model and explain the process to use to prepare a comprehensive, compelling business case.
