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Research Brief: Enterprises Recognize Non-human Identities Are Insufficiently Secured
Research Brief
Jan 28, 2025
by
Todd Thiemann, Bill Lundell, Emily Marsh, Enterprise Strategy Group Research
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.