Contributor urges zero standing privilege for machine identities
A cited survey found 109 machine identities per human and 61% of privileged requests still standing.
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These ARE the droids you’re looking for
A CISO argues consolidation fails unless old security tools and their privileged identities are actually decommissioned.
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12 Best Machine Identity Management Solutions Compared (2026): Features & Pricing
A 2026 comparison ranks 12 machine-identity vendors across certificates, workload identity, and API credentials.
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Top 10 Best Machine Identity Management Solutions in 2026 [Ranked & Scored]
A 2026 buyer ranking of machine-identity tools highlights Venafi, Keyfactor, and DigiCert amid shorter TLS lifetimes.
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Hardcoded MCP credentials found in public GitHub files
Hush Security found 12% of 82,000 public GitHub MCP config files contained hardcoded API keys, bearer tokens, and database passwords.
The Machine With Many Faces: Post-Exploitation Identity Misuse in SPIFFE/SPIRE
Unit 42 demonstrates that root access on a Kubernetes node lets attackers spoof SPIFFE/SPIRE attestation and harvest co-located workloads' SVIDs.
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Akeyless adds real-time enforcement for AI agents in production
Akeyless launches Agentic Runtime Authority, enforcing real-time intent-based access control on AI agent actions, with integrations for Claude Enterprise, OpenAI Codex and Amazon Bedrock AgentCore
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SpyCloud 2026 Identity Threat Report Finds Non-Human Identities Are Now the Leading Path into the Enterprise
SpyCloud survey of 750 security leaders finds compromised non-human identities are the top enterprise entry point, yet only 36% monitor them.
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SpyCloud 2026 Identity Threat Report Finds Non-Human Identities Are Now the Leading Path into the Enterprise
SpyCloud's 2026 survey of 750 security leaders finds compromised non-human identities are the top enterprise entry point, yet only 36% monitor them.
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A five-part inventory for your AI agent credentials
Orchid's CEO recommends inventorying five attributes of AI agent credentials to rein in over-privileged OAuth tokens and service accounts.
Key Reasons Why Identity Fabric Matters in 2026
Identity sprawl and unowned machine identities leave enterprise access unobserved at runtime; identity fabrics aim to close the gap between policy intent and execution.
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AI deployments are stretching enterprise security to its limits
NetFoundry survey finds AI deployments will expand enterprise attack surfaces by 14%, with 90% of leaders worried about unapproved employee AI use.
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