Enterprise IAM Systems Face Critical Failure Due to Fragmentation and Identity Dark Matter

Modern enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems are nearing a critical failure point due to fragmentation across thousands of applications, decentralized teams, machine identities, and autonomous systems. This fragmentation creates 'Identity Dark Matter,' referring to identity-related activities that remain invisible to centralized IAM controls. The issue stems from the scaling challenges of large organizations, where identity management becomes increasingly dispersed. The described impact highlights a growing risk of undetected identity-based threats due to limited visibility.