Why non-human identities are a security priority

Shadow Code: The Escalating Cybersecurity Threat of Non-Human Identities

They don’t clock in, they don’t sleep, and they vastly outnumber their human counterparts. Non-human identities (NHIs)—the service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, and system credentials that silently keep our digital world humming—have become both indispensable tools and alarming vulnerabilities.A new report from Silverfort reveals that NHIs are multiplying faster than enterprises can manage, with many operating invisibly beneath the surface o…

Why non-human identities are a security priority

Non-human identities (NHIs) -- such as service accounts, tokens, API keys, and workloads -- are exploding in volume, now outnumbering humans 50 to one, but they remain under-observed, under-protected, and dangerously over-privileged. New data from identity security platform Silverfort shows 40 percent of cloud NHIs do not have an owner. These accounts are often excluded from proper lifecycle management, leaving them unobserved, unprotected, and …