Identity security posture management (ISPM) is the continuous discovery, assessment and improvement of identity-related security exposure across identity providers, cloud platforms, applications and infrastructure. It focuses on misconfiguration, risky privilege paths, stale identities and control gaps.
ISPM and IGA overlap in visibility, analytics and remediation. IGA adds formal lifecycle, request, certification, ownership and audit processes.
Related terms: Continuous controls monitoring, Identity analytics, Privilege creep