A visual look at the 2026 Ponemon research on the security, compliance, and operational cost of apps that sit outside centralized identity.
Disconnected apps are business applications that can't be fully integrated with centralized identity systems, so access ends up managed through shared credentials, manual processes, and workarounds. This infographic visualizes the 2026 Ponemon Institute research, sponsored by Cerby, on what that gap costs across three dimensions: the security incidents it causes, the audits it breaks, and the operational time it drains, along with how the disconnected layer is growing and what mature identity programs are doing about it.
The full findings, including the complete data set and methodology, are in the 2026 Ponemon report: The Hidden Cybersecurity Threat: Disconnected Apps
