Term · 30. Big4 Advisory Framing
Identity Resilience
Definition
Capability of identity infrastructure to withstand and recover from disruptions — ransomware attacks on AD/Entra, mass account compromise, regulatory penalties, vendor failures. Combines preventive (defense-in-depth identity security), detective (ITDR), and recovery (Identity Recovery tooling) capabilities. Top-3 CISO priority per 2024 IDC research.
- Application
- Regulatory: Deloitte / PwC / EY / KPMG advisory framings · NIST SP 800-63 (Digital Identity Guidelines)
- Standards & regulations
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- Big4
- NIST
- Sources
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- KuppingerCole research (Identity Recovery) industry commentary
- Semperis — Active Directory Recovery industry commentary
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