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Research Brief: Non-human Identity Compromise Is Common and Getting Board-level Attention
Research Brief
Jan 28, 2025
by Todd Thiemann, Bill Lundell, Emily Marsh, Enterprise Strategy Group Research
Non-human identities (NHIs) play a role in practically every IT process, from application communication to AI initiatives. NHIs typically have significant privileges that can be manipulated during cyberattacks. While human identities have played a well-understood role in cyberattacks, under-secured NHIs are becoming more recognized as a contributing factor to cyberincidents. Recent research by TechTarget’s Enterprise Strategy Group found that exposed NHIs are indeed contributing to today’s incidents and successful breaches involving NHIs typically get board-level attention.
 
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Todd Thiemann
Senior Analyst, IAM & Data Security
Bill Lundell
Senior Research Director
Emily Marsh
Associate Research Director
Enterprise Strategy Group Research
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