The Hidden Perimeter – Governing Machine and Non-Human Identities

Machine identities—including API keys, service accounts, automated scripts, and AI agents—now outnumber human employees in enterprise environments by over ten to one. Threat actors increasingly target these non-human identities because they often possess elevated privileges without multi-factor authentication or session expiration constraints. This episode examines strategies for discovering orphaned API tokens, enforcing zero-trust access for automated workflows, and auditing non-human identity lifecycle management.

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