Cisco Acquires Astrix Security: What It Means for Non-Human Identity
The enterprise security industry received a significant signal this week as Cisco announced its acquisition of Astrix Security, a specialist in securing AI agents and application-to-application connections. The move is…
Entro Security’s AGA Framework: What Enterprise AI Agent Governance Looks Like in Practice
Entro Security’s launch of its AI Governance for Agents (AGA) framework represents one of the more detailed articulations yet of what enterprise-grade AI agent governance actually looks like in practice.…
AppViewX Acquires Eos: The NHI Market Consolidation Continues
AppViewX’s acquisition of Eos marks another significant consolidation move in the non-human identity and machine identity security market. As established certificate lifecycle management and PKI vendors look to expand their…
The AI Agent Accountability Crisis: Why Workers Can’t See What Machines Are Doing
A striking finding has emerged from recent research: over two-thirds of workers cannot identify the specific actions being taken by AI agents operating within their organisations. The root cause identified…
Microsoft Entra Evolves for the AI Agent Era: What It Means for NHI Governance
Microsoft’s updates to Entra for AI agent identity management represent one of the clearest signals yet that the major identity platform vendors are taking non-human identity seriously. When a platform…
When Machines Never Sleep: Why AI Agents Are Breaking Human-Centric IAM
The fundamental assumption underlying most identity and access management frameworks is that humans — who sleep, take holidays, and work in shifts — are the primary actors requiring access controls.…
GitGuardian’s Channel Expansion: Why NHI Security Needs Ecosystem Distribution
GitGuardian’s announcement of a new channel partner program marks a critical inflection point in how non-human identity security scales across enterprises. The company is shifting from a direct-sales model to…
Why Ecosystem Partnerships Are Critical for NHI Security
The non-human identity security landscape is evolving beyond point solutions. Today’s leading vendors recognize that managing machine identities at scale requires deep integration with broader security ecosystems—cloud platforms, container orchestrators,…
The $18.71 Billion NHI Market: What Enterprise Investment Signals About Security Priorities
The non-human identity market has become a multi-billion dollar segment. Market analysts project the NHI space will reach $18.71 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate of 25%+.…
Securing the Machine Identity Attack Surface: Expert Insights
The machine identity attack surface has expanded exponentially. Organizations now juggle thousands of API keys, service accounts, certificates, and automated credentials across hybrid cloud environments. Unlike human identities, which are…
Top 10 Non-Human Identity Security Tools and Platforms for 2026
The enterprise security landscape has fundamentally shifted. In 2026, non-human identities—machine accounts, API credentials, certificates, and service principals—now outnumber human users by a ratio of 3-to-1 across most organizations. Yet…
GitGuardian’s $50M Investment: Why Secrets and Non-Human Identity Security Are Now Priority One
GitGuardian’s $50 million funding round signals investor confidence in the strategic importance of secrets management and non-human identity security. The substantial investment reflects recognition that protecting machine identities and secrets…