Most organizations believe they have access control under control.
They’ve deployed digital identity governance tools, enforced multi-factor authentication, and implemented badge access for physical spaces. On the surface, it all seems buttoned up. But dig deeper, and a pattern starts to emerge—one that reveals a silent, systemic risk:
Physical and digital access are managed in completely separate systems.
The Real-World Impact of Fragmented Access Control
What does that mean in practice?
It means an employee’s IT credentials may be disabled upon termination, but their building access badge is still active. It means a vendor can be granted access to a restricted lab without passing any of the identity checks required for remote system access. It means no one notices when someone enters a high-security area at 3:00 a.m.—until it’s too late.
This fragmentation leads to:
- Credential sprawl across systems
- Delayed deprovisioning of access rights
- No clear ownership of end-to-end identity governance
- Audit failures when physical logs and digital records don’t align
And here’s the kicker: even the most advanced SIEM can’t detect these gaps unless physical access data is integrated.
A Unified Approach to Access Governance
That’s where RightCrowd comes in.
RightCrowd SmartAccess automates physical access based on trusted identity sources—HR, IT, and third-party systems—and aligns with your broader access governance model. By bridging badge systems and cybersecurity platforms, we help eliminate the silos that create operational and compliance risk.
The silent risk isn’t unauthorized access—it’s believing your current systems are enough.
