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ID

OM-IND-0010

Process

Revocation Automation (Process - IAM)

Indicator

Revocation Automation Ratio

Version

1.0 1

Status
colourBlue
titleReady for peer review

Formula

Where:

  • is the set of IT systems in the scope

  • is the set of IT systems for which revocation is automated

  • is the set cardinality function

Benchmarking

This indicator is improper for benchmarking unless scopes are comparable. Thus, reporting of this indicator must always be accompanied with its scope definition.

Rationale

The ratio of revocation automation shows the extent to which revocation has been automated. Assuming that automation accelerates and makes revocation more reliable, it is expected that a high revocation automation ratio leads to higher productivity, strengthened security and reduced risks.

Guidelines

IT Ass

Stakeholders

  • IAM Manager

  • CISO

  • IT Risk Managers

Scopes

This indicator may be specialized for different scopes. See Revocation Automation (Process - IAM) for typical scopes.

Negative Effects

  • In certain circumstances, the economical benefits of automation may be unjustifiable (e.g.: when processing low volumes of IAM artifacts on non-sensitive IT systems). Pursuing this indicator blindly could lead to economical waste.

  • Poorly implemented automation may lead to new risks, e.g. silent automation errors leading to a false sense of security, automation mechanisms that are vulnerable to compromission or lead to denial of service.

  • Blind spot: the ratio version of the indicator hides newly setup and decommissioned IT systems.

Data Sources

  • IT System inventory

  • CMDB

  • IAM software platform

See Also

Sample Visual Representation

Chart
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stackedtrue
subTitleScope: [ADD SCOPE HERE]
timePeriodMonth
width600
opacity80
typebar
titleRevocation Automation Ratio
yLabel% of IT Systems
xLabelTime
colors#11AD39, #F26234

31/1/2020

29/2/2020

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31/12/2020

Automated

20

21.73913

21.05263

22.22222

25.73529

36.63004

41.86047

41.47287

45.52529

52.47934

60.2459

60.48387

Manual

80

78.26087

78.94737

77.77778

74.26471

63.36996

58.13953

58.52713

54.47471

47.52066

39.7541

39.51613