


This universal appeal can be traced back to a deep-rooted psychological drive to explore things we do not understand. The art of magic has never lost its appeal, and even in our modern lives, which are dominated by science and technology, we are still captivated by experiencing things we believe to be impossible. Conjuring is one of the oldest forms of entertainment and throughout history, tricksters have amazed audiences by performing illusions of the impossible. As you watch this performance, you fully understand that objects cannot simply materialise from thin air, yet this is exactly what you have just experienced. Bradley Manning from accumulating the rights which led to him being fingered for providing the documents in the recent WikiLeaks scandal, as well as preventing Jérôme Kerviel from acquiring all the rights he needed to precipitate the Société Générale debacle in which the banking firm lost more than €4.9 billion.T he magician picks up a coin, conceals it in his hand and, after a magical gesture, it mysteriously disappears, only to reappear from behind your ear. managers periodically reviewing their employees' access rights, also known as an identity audit." They pointed out that fully implemented access recertification would have prevented Pfc. As a case in point, I recently read "The Forrester Wave: Role Management And Access Recertification, Q3 2011." Access recertification is an important part of data governance. Nevertheless, these reports can give us an indication, albeit a broad indication, of what's going on in a particular market area. In the past I've warned you about putting too much credence into publications such as Gartner's "Magic Quadrant" or Forrester's "Wave." Not that there's bad research, but that your needs might not fit the profile the report was drawn for - better to pay the money and have an independent analyst do a report tailored to your situation.
