Excessive access privileges remain one of the most exploited weaknesses in cybersecurity today. Attackers no longer need zero-day exploits — they move through organizations using overprivileged accounts, stale credentials, and unmonitored service access.

This whitepaper breaks down why least privilege is now a non-negotiable security control for every modern enterprise — and how to make it actionable.

Inside, you’ll learn:

• How privilege sprawl creates invisible attack paths across human, machine, and AI identities.
• Real-world examples of breaches (Air France-KLM, Twitter, Equifax) where weak privilege management opened the door.
• A five-step framework — Discover, Design, Enforce, Monitor, Optimize — to implement least privilege across users, infrastructure, applications, and governance.
• How PoLP aligns with major regulatory frameworks (NIST, PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, and Zero Trust standards).
• As AI and automation multiply the number of identities in your environment, every unused privilege becomes an opportunity for compromise.

This paper shows security leaders how to reduce attack surfaces, strengthen compliance, and protect their most critical assets — before the next breach starts with a single overprivileged account.