SpecterOps

Annual Survey Report

2026 Trends in Identity Attack Path Management

We surveyed more than 500 security and identity leaders on how their organizations are managing growing identity risk. Spending is up, adoption is accelerating, and AI is raising the stakes. But operational maturity is lagging. What can organizations do next?

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What you'll get

  • 75% of organizations increased identity security spending year over year (up from 57% in 2025)
  • 35% have fully implemented an identity based APM solution, a 14% increase from 2025
  • 39% now continuously evaluate attack paths

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Join Jared Atkinson and Justin Kohler on May 19th at 11:00 am (PDT) as they walk through the findings from SpecterOps' 2026 Trends in Identity Attack Path Management report, conducted with Omdia across 500+ organizations globally, covering identity security spend, operational maturity gaps, and what it takes to move from tool adoption to practice maturity.