Identity management specialist Marlin B. Pohlman brings over 14 years of personal and professional experience to this third edition, offering a definitive guide for corporate stewards who are struggling with the challenge of meeting regulatory compliance pressures while embarking on the path of process and system remediation. He examines multinational regulations, delves into the nature of governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), and outlines a common taxonomy for the GRC space. He also cites standards that are used, illustrating compliance frameworks such as BSI, ITIL, and COBIT. The resource also focuses on specific software components of the Oracle Identity Management solution and includes elements of the Oracle compliance architecture.