4 Signs Your Access May Be Out of Control...
When a business grows, systems access grows with it. You hire new people, bring in contractors or move someone into a different role, and you give them the logins and permissions they need to get to work. But those logins and permissions don’t always get removed. Each of these unused accounts are a potential entry point for attackers, and every unnecessary permission increases risk.
1. You can’t list who has access to your key systems
If you had to list everyone with access to your core systems right now, could you do it from memory? Is it documented and easily located? We ask this question with every new client, and the answer is almost always the same. Nobody knows off the top of their head. If you need to respond to a security incident, that investigation happens under pressure.
2. Access is granted case-by-case, but rarely reviewed
Most access decisions happen in the moment. Someone needs to get their job done, so they’re given what they need. What we rarely see is the follow-up: a scheduled review, a clear owner and a defined point at which that access is re-evaluated. Access that was meant to be temporary ends up permanent.
3. You’re not sure what happens when someone leaves
When someone leaves the business, there’s usually a checklist. The main account gets disabled, the laptop comes back and offboarding feels done. In our experience, it usually isn't. A former employee's primary login might be closed, while their access to a shared drive, a billing platform or an old tool remains active.
4. Different tools are managed in different ways
Access is spread across all the tools your business relies on. Each one has its own way of managing users. There's no single dashboard that shows you everything. The result is that outdated permissions go unnoticed because nobody is looking at the full picture.
Start with a clear view of access
Reviewing and managing access gives you a clear picture of who can reach what. We work with growing companies to review who has access to what, remove what’s no longer needed and put a clear structure in place. We’ll do a simple walkthrough of your current setup to make the gaps visible.
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