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ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity 2026 outline · Domain 3: Identity & access management concepts

Identity lifecycle: provisioning, role changes, deprovisioning, privilege creep

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An identity is not created once and forgotten. People join, change jobs, take leave and leave the organization, and their access must change at every stage. Managing this is called the identity lifecycle, and weak lifecycle management is one of the most common causes of excessive access and insider risk.

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