Orphaned User Accounts Run Wild in Enterprises

For decades IT auditors have included steps in their programs to determine if their client routinely closes user accounts for departing employees. However, a recent study shows that this elementary step is often not carried out and there is an abundance of orphaned accounts in many organizations. They represent a security risk that needs to be addressed by those organizations. Maybe auditors need to tighten up their procedures on them as well. Orphaned User Accounts Run Wild in Enterprises