{"id":1366,"date":"2026-09-26T17:14:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/herausforderungen\/fragmented-identity-landscape\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T17:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T15:14:40","slug":"fragmented-identity-landscape","status":"publish","type":"challenges","link":"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/en\/herausforderungen\/fragmented-identity-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"Orphaned accounts without access reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"    <section id=\"block_f0183492f6d131eeacddefcf91f39c71\"\n             class=\"hero-services is-hero\"             data-section>\n\n        <figure class=\"hero-services__bg m-cover\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2880\" height=\"1612\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3.webp\" class=\"skip-lazy\" alt=\"Abstract blue mountain background\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3-1920x1075.webp 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3-1440x806.webp 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3-1280x716.webp 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3-767x429.webp 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/videoframe_0-3.webp 2880w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2880px) 100vw, 2880px\" title=\"videoframe_0-3\" \/>                            <video data-src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Main-container_3.mp4\" data-autoplay muted data-loop playsinline><\/video>\n                    <\/figure>\n\n        <div class=\"hero-services__inner container\">\n\n            <div class=\"hero-services__content\">\n                                    <p class=\"hero-services__tag title-tag\">The challenge<\/p>\n                \n                                    <h1 class=\"hero-services__title h-52 h-38-m\">Orphaned accounts <mark>without reviews<\/mark><\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"hero-services__text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                        <p>Many applications manage their user accounts without a connection to an IGA solution. These accounts are subject to neither a governed lifecycle nor access reviews, so orphaned accounts go undetected.<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"hero-services__actions\">    <a href=\"#contact\" class=\"btn btn--arrow\" title=\"Book an initial call\" target=\"_self\">\r\n        Book an initial call    <\/a>\r\n    <\/div>                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"block_77ef0bcb0530eb143ed8c3d4f2043ec9\"\n             class=\"features-problem-cards section\"             data-section data-theme=\"light\">\n\n        <div class=\"features-problem-cards__inner container\">\n\n            <div class=\"features-problem-cards__header section-header\">\n                                    <p class=\"features-problem-cards__tag title-tag\">The challenge<\/p>\n                \n                <div class=\"features-problem-cards__head-row section-header__row\">\n                                            <h2 class=\"features-problem-cards__title section-header__title h-40 h-32-m\">Where the gap shows<\/h2>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <ul class=\"features-problem-cards__list\">\n                                            <li class=\"features-problem-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-problem-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/User-Icon-1.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"User Icon\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-problem-cards__item-title h-22 h-20-m\">Ownerless accounts<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-text txt-14\">\n                                        <p>Applications without IGA integration hold local accounts that are not linked to any identity. Who owns such an account is usually known only to the administrator who created it.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"features-problem-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-problem-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-6.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"Icon (6)\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-problem-cards__item-title h-22 h-20-m\">No complete view<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-text txt-14\">\n                                        <p>The same employee is mmueller in Active Directory, M4711 in SAP and maria.mueller in the business application. Her entitlements cannot be consolidated, so an SoD check is not possible.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"features-problem-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-problem-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/search-03-1.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"search 03\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-problem-cards__item-title h-22 h-20-m\">Residual access after exit<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-text txt-14\">\n                                        <p>The HR system reports the exit, but the leaver process only takes effect in connected systems. In all others, the account stays active.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"features-problem-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-problem-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-7.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"Icon (7)\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-problem-cards__item-title h-22 h-20-m\">Access reviews with gaps<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-problem-cards__item-text txt-14\">\n                                        <p>Only what the IGA solution knows gets reviewed. Applications without integration are missing from the review, although the DORA RTS requires regular review of access rights (Article 21).<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"block_786e827faf7bc67bd058a497de8e3c55\"\n             class=\"content-comparison section\"             data-section data-theme=\"light\">\n\n        <div class=\"content-comparison__inner container\">\n\n                            <ul class=\"content-comparison__list\">\n                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__item\">\n                                                            <div class=\"content-comparison__tag title-tag\">Impact<\/div>\n                            \n                                                            <h2 class=\"content-comparison__title h-40 h-32-m\">Without identity governance<\/h2>\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"content-comparison__text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                                    <p>Each application manages its own accounts. Control ends at the system boundary, and evidence is assembled by hand.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                            <ul class=\"content-comparison__points\">\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Orphaned accounts after exits<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">No complete view of an identity&#039;s entitlements<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Access reviews only for connected applications<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Every integration a one-off project<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Audit evidence collected manually from business units<\/li>\n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__item\">\n                                                            <div class=\"content-comparison__tag title-tag\">Our approach<\/div>\n                            \n                                                            <h2 class=\"content-comparison__title h-40 h-32-m\">With identity governance<\/h2>\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"content-comparison__text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                                    <p>Every application is connected to the IGA solution, and every account is assigned to a unique identity from the authoritative source. Uncorrelated accounts are clarified or disabled.<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                                                            <ul class=\"content-comparison__points\">\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Authoritative source per population, such as HR for employees<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Unique identifier per identity across all systems<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Account correlation, uncorrelated accounts as findings<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Standardized onboarding with the WertFels Application Onboarding Engine<\/li>\n                                                                            <li class=\"content-comparison__point txt-16 txt-16-m\">Access reviews across all connected applications<\/li>\n                                                                    <\/ul>\n                                                    <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"block_9abee6facad060df7be65a5aee6cd8ec\"\n             class=\"features-outcome-cards section\"             data-section data-theme=\"dark\">\n\n        <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__inner container\">\n\n            <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__header section-header\">\n                                    <p class=\"features-outcome-cards__tag title-tag\">Results<\/p>\n                \n                <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__head-row section-header__row\">\n                                            <h2 class=\"features-outcome-cards__title section-header__title h-40 h-32-m\">What integration delivers<\/h2>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n                            <ul class=\"features-outcome-cards__list\">\n                                            <li class=\"features-outcome-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-8.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"Icon (8)\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Accounts with owners<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                                        <p>Every account is assigned to an identity. Orphaned accounts surface during correlation, not at the next audit.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"features-outcome-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ph_gear-fine-fill.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"ph_gear-fine-fill\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">No residual access<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                                        <p>The leaver process revokes access automatically in all connected applications, without tickets to individual business units.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"features-outcome-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-9.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"Icon (9)\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Complete reviews<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                                        <p>Managers and application owners review access rights across all connected applications, not just in Active Directory.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"features-outcome-cards__item\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-icon m-contain\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Icon-10.svg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 20px) 100vw, 20px\" title=\"Icon (10)\" \/>                                <\/figure>\n                            \n                            <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-content\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Audit-ready under DORA<\/h3>\n                                \n                                                                    <div class=\"features-outcome-cards__item-text txt-16 txt-16-m\">\n                                        <p>Every person has a unique identity with assigned accounts, as Article 20 of the DORA RTS requires. Joiner, mover and leaver processes run automatically.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            \n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"block_29379cd238192b858dfdcc4eef75293d\"\n             class=\"steps-process section\"             data-section data-theme=\"light\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"steps-process__image m-contain\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"455\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Abstract digital network icon\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Layer_1.svg 455w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" title=\"Layer_1\" \/>            <\/figure>\n        \n        <div class=\"steps-process__inner container\">\n\n            <div class=\"steps-process__header section-header\">\n                                    <p class=\"steps-process__tag title-tag\">Approach<\/p>\n                \n                <div class=\"steps-process__head-row section-header__row\">\n                                            <h2 class=\"steps-process__title section-header__title h-40 h-32-m\">From inventory to operations<\/h2>\n                    \n                                            <ol class=\"steps-process__list\">\n                                                            <li class=\"steps-process__item\">\n                                    <div class=\"steps-process__item-header\">\n                                        <span class=\"steps-process__item-number\">01<\/span>\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"steps-process__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Inventory<\/h3>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                            <div class=\"steps-process__item-text txt-16\">\n                                            <p>All applications and accounts are captured from the CMDB and target systems. Each application gets an effort class from S to XL.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                            <li class=\"steps-process__item\">\n                                    <div class=\"steps-process__item-header\">\n                                        <span class=\"steps-process__item-number\">02<\/span>\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"steps-process__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Define authoritative sources<\/h3>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                            <div class=\"steps-process__item-text txt-16\">\n                                            <p>HR for employees, a dedicated system such as supplier management for externals. Each identity gets a unique identifier.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                            <li class=\"steps-process__item\">\n                                    <div class=\"steps-process__item-header\">\n                                        <span class=\"steps-process__item-number\">03<\/span>\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"steps-process__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Correlate accounts<\/h3>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                            <div class=\"steps-process__item-text txt-16\">\n                                            <p>Matching by employee ID, identifier or email address. The application owner clarifies uncorrelated accounts, otherwise they are disabled.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                            <li class=\"steps-process__item\">\n                                    <div class=\"steps-process__item-header\">\n                                        <span class=\"steps-process__item-number\">04<\/span>\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"steps-process__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Integrate applications<\/h3>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                            <div class=\"steps-process__item-text txt-16\">\n                                            <p>Integration in waves using standard connectors such as AD\/LDAP, SCIM, JDBC, REST, SAP and RACF, with an acceptance test before every go-live.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                            <li class=\"steps-process__item\">\n                                    <div class=\"steps-process__item-header\">\n                                        <span class=\"steps-process__item-number\">05<\/span>\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"steps-process__item-title h-24 h-22-m\">Access reviews and operations<\/h3>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n                                                                            <div class=\"steps-process__item-text txt-16\">\n                                            <p>All connected applications are added to access reviews. New applications go into production only with IGA integration.<\/p>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/li>\n                                                    <\/ol>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n    <section id=\"contact\"\n             class=\"cta-contact-form section\"             data-section data-theme=\"light\">\n\n        <div class=\"cta-contact-form__inner container\">\n            <div class=\"cta-contact-form__panel\">\n                                    <figure class=\"cta-contact-form__bg m-cover\">\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2720\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1-1920x747.png 1920w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1-1440x560.png 1440w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1-1280x498.png 1280w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1-767x298.png 767w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/wertfels.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tg_image_195989443-1-1.png 2720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2720px) 100vw, 2720px\" title=\"tg_image_195989443 1\" \/>                    <\/figure>\n                \n                <div class=\"cta-contact-form__header\">\n                                            <p class=\"cta-contact-form__tag title-tag\">Ready for the next step<\/p>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"cta-contact-form__text-group\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"cta-contact-form__title h-40 h-32-m\">Talk to us about your IAM landscape<\/h2>\n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"cta-contact-form__text txt-16 txt-16-m\">Tell us briefly about your project. 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