The GitHub incident exposed what security teams already suspect—that devops is running headlong into an identity sprawl problem. Identities (human and non-human) are multiplying, permissions are stacking up, and third-party apps are the new soft underbelly.
This is where identity security posture management (ISPM) steps in. ISPM takes the principles of cloud security posture management (CSPM)—continuous monitoring, posture scoring, risk-based controls—and applies them to identity. It doesn’t stop at who can log in; it extends into who has access, why they have it, what they can do, and how that access is granted, including via OAuth.
Visibility through identity security posture management
Modern identity security platforms are stepping in to close this gap. The leading solutions give you deep visibility into the web of permissions spanning developers, service accounts, and third-party OAuth apps. It’s no longer enough to know that a token exists. Teams need full context: who issued the token, what scopes it has, what systems it touches, and how those privileges compare across environments.
