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January 29, 2025

Enterprises Recognize Non-human Identities Are Insufficiently Secured

Todd Thiemann
Senior Analyst, IAM & Data Security

Bill Lundell
Senior Director, Sponsored and Syndicated Research

Emily Marsh
Associate Research Director

Market Topics

Cybersecurity

Non-human identities (NHIs) are a critical part of IT operations at many businesses today for the roles they play in a variety of processes, from data exchange and application communication to IoT connections and AI functions. Recent research by TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group revealed that these identities are proliferating against a backdrop of ongoing digital transformation and technology innovations, and that means organizations must develop strategies to observe and secure their NHI estate to control the risk this part of a rapidly expanding cyberattack surface poses.

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