Overview
The ManageEngine Identity Security Outlook 2026 report reveals how leadership teams are responding to a rapidly converging identity landscape. The complexity of the modern identity ecosystem is currently outpacing established control. Fragmentation breeds risk, and organizations are racing to unify their tools before the next breach finds the weakest link.
ManageEngine surveyed 500+ senior IT leaders across the US and Canada to reveal the current state of identity security, emerging opportunities and risks, investment priorities, and executive sentiment.
The findings offer a clear picture of how identity has become both a technical and strategic concern, influencing how enterprises allocate budgets, define accountability, measure security success, influence vendor consolidation strategies, and align security initiatives with organizational risk appetite.
3 in 4 organizations
juggle multiple IAM tools. The larger the enterprise, the more fragmented the stack.
C-suites are bullish on AI for identity risk modelling and analytics; managers call it "impractical today."
Statistically negligible,
the group reporting no challenges with their current IAM stack represents only a tiny fraction of respondents, meaning almost all organizations face tangible operational friction from multi-vendor identity environments.
Know our respondents
Where are they from?
This year’s study focuses on respondents from the United States and Canada, regions that represent some of the most mature identity security markets in the world.
What verticals do they belong to?
8%
Financial services
8%
Public sector
10%
Technology
8%
Healthcare
8%
Education
8%
Manufacturing
8%
Travel and transportation
8%
Human resources
8%
Building and construction
9%
Arts and culture
8%
Retail and lifestyle
9%
Marketing, media, and sales
What do they do?
management
management
owners
About ManageEngine
ManageEngine is a division of Zoho Corporation and a leading provider of IT management solutions for organizations across the world. With a powerful, flexible, and AI-powered digital enterprise management platform, we help businesses get their work done from anywhere and everywhere—better, safer, and faster. To learn more, visit www.manageengine.com.
