What Is ISPM? IAM, PAM, IGA, and IDaaS Compared | Qualys
Summary: Qualys defines Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) as the continuous process of discovering identities and access relationships, assessing configurations, measuring exposure, and guiding remediation across on-premises, SaaS, cloud, and hybrid environments, for human and non-human identities alike. Unlike IAM, PAM, IGA, or IDaaS, ISPM does not authenticate users, grant access, or store credentials; it provides visibility into identity-related risk and prioritizes remediation across the existing stack.
Why it matters: Qualys describes an enterprise with more than 10,000 employees running IAM, PAM, IGA, IDaaS, AD, and Entra ID, where four tools can produce thousands of open findings and nothing identifies the 10 identities that, if compromised today, would cause serious damage.
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