Access Reviews

Run end-to-end access reviews from a single source of truth.

Remove dormant accounts or duplicate toolsets, and specifically govern all AI Agents your teams are introducing, guaranteeing least privilege.

Cakewalk's access review dashboard.

How Cakewalk helps with access reviews.

Review all Identities, Accesses, Apps and Agents in One System of Record— with full context.
Get a complete list of accesses and applications with additional context, including access reason, last activity date, user group membership and much more.
Revoke access and ensure only the right users have access to critical data and resources.
Empower IT, Security and Compliance teams, as well as app owners, to revoke access and change permission levels, guaranteeing least privilege and reducing your attack surface.
Keep a complete history of all access changes for your next audit.
When running a review, keep track of all access removals and permission change flows to ensure full compliance with your access control policy.
Discover and govern AI Agents used by your teams.
Review all new AI Agents your teams are introducing to ensure fully compliant AI governance.

Who Benefits from Access Reviews?

IT & security Teams.

Streamline access reviews from one source of truth and with full context. Trigger change requests directly.

GRC Teams.

GRC teams can rest assured an access review will be completed for the next audit!

Application Owners.

Easily review and manage who has access to their applications with rich contextual information.

How do Access Reviews Work?

1

Trigger Review

Start an access review—depending on your specific access governance process, you can run this via application owners or team managers.

2

Revoke access and Change Permissions

Review each access based on insights like last activity—remove dormant accounts and change permission levels if needed.

3

Keep a Record and Share with Auditors

Keep a complete record of all changes triggered by your review and share your access review evidence with your auditors.

Enterprise-grade Identity Governance with consumer-grade usability.

A  Deep Technical Power
Consolidate All Access Data
All identities, access, apps, AI agents. One system of record.
Automate Workflows
Use Agent Cake to automate tedious access control processes.
Generate Insights
Get auto insights and take action based on clean access data.
Govern AI Agents
Gain visibility into the AI Agents your teams are using to guarantee fully compliant AI Governance.
B  Unlimited Customizations
Customize via Policy Builder and Custom Layouts
Customize approval flows and add individual meta context to every access via our Policy Builder and Custom Layouts.
Differentiate between Managed and Non-Managed applications
For every app auto-detected by Cakewalk, decide whether the application is governed by your internal policies and Cakewalk or not.
Build with our Open API
Build custom workflows and integrations seamlessly using Cakewalk’s Open API.
C  Intuitive User Experience
Get Going Easily
Get going with over 5,200 apps supported out-of-the-box, zero integration effort required.
Make IGA a Piece of Cake
Manage all IGA workflows in an intuitive, yet granular manner.
Enable your teams to comply
Get auto insights and take action based on clean access data.

FAQs about Access Reviews

What is an access review?

An access review is a formal process of evaluating and verifying who has access to which systems, applications, and data within an organization, along with adjusting permissions when necessary. The primary purpose is to reduce security breach risks by ensuring only appropriate team members have access to critical data and resources. During this process, application owners or managers systematically review all access rights, determine if access should be maintained, modified, or revoked, and document these decisions for compliance purposes. This documentation serves as essential evidence during certification audits and helps organizations maintain their security posture while meeting regulatory requirements.

Which certifications does Cakewalk cover?

Cakewalk’s access reviews guarantees full compliance with all relevant frameworks—like NIS2, ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI, or TISAX.

Is Cakewalk certified?

Cakewalk is built with enterprise-grade information security. We are ISO 27001:2022 certified. Check our security page for more information.

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