1. A computer-implemented method comprising: granting an entitlement permission upon satisfaction of entitlement rules by an entitlement request; and generating an audit trail of entitlement events by tracking the entitlement events relating to the granting of the entitlement permission, the audit trail having entitlement-related information, the entitlement-related information having information relating to one or more of first users requesting the entitlement permission, second users receiving the entitlement permission, and third users receiving the entitlement permission and not receiving an access permission, wherein the tracking of the entitlement events includes one or more of tracking one or more of trusted data sources and reviewing one or more of entitlement requests, entitlement permission upon changes in one or more of the entitlement rules, entitlement regulations, and user characteristics.