90% of Enterprises Need Identity Management Overhaul for AI Deployments — Commvault Systems, Inc.

Event summary

90% of surveyed IT and C-level leaders say identity-management improvements are needed to address AI-related risks.
58.7% of respondents require significant improvements or a complete overhaul of their identity-management approach.
IDC predicts Resilience Operations (ResOps) will mature into mainstream enterprise capability within 3–5 years.
Commvault launches IDC Cyber Readiness Assessment tool to evaluate cyber resilience maturity.

The big picture

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, traditional identity management systems struggle to govern non-human identities. The surge in always-on access and scalable agent deployments exposes critical gaps in cyber resilience. Commvault’s findings highlight the need for ResOps as a unified discipline to bridge IT, security, and recovery teams—positioning it as a strategic differentiator in an increasingly hostile threat landscape.

What we're watching

Identity Management Gaps: How the rapid proliferation of non-human identities will strain existing governance frameworks.
ResOps Adoption: The pace at which enterprises integrate Resilience Operations to manage AI-driven disruptions.
Regulatory Preparedness: Whether current identity-management practices will meet future compliance requirements for AI systems.