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Non-Human Identities Outnumber Humans, Raising Cybersecurity Risks

8/30/2025

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Non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human users in enterprise environments.
Recent cyberattacks, such as those on Salesforce, expose vulnerabilities in NHI management, especially credential misuse.
Organizations need to update identity and access management (IAM) strategies to encompass NHIs, applying human identity security principles.
Proper governance of NHIs is essential to reduce risks from automation and agentic AI in security frameworks.

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Story summary

Non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human users in enterprise environments.
Recent cyberattacks, such as those on Salesforce, expose vulnerabilities in NHI management, especially credential misuse.
Organizations need to update identity and access management (IAM) strategies to encompass NHIs, applying human identity security principles.
Proper governance of NHIs is essential to reduce risks from automation and agentic AI in security frameworks.