In 2021, approximately 88 percent of respondents who experienced cloud identity and access management issues had the problem of unused credentials. Identity and access management (IAM) user credentials are considered unused when not being used for a certain period of time. Examples of IAM user credentials are passwords and access keys needed to protect resources in the cloud.
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Cloud storage identity and access management (IAM) issues experienced by organizations worldwide between 2020 and 2021, by organization size
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Aqua Security, & HubSpot. (May 13, 2021). Cloud storage identity and access management (IAM) issues experienced by organizations worldwide between 2020 and 2021, by organization size [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1238818/cloud-iam-organizational-size/
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