Machine identity stories

CSPM tools will vanish as a separate market by 2026, Tenable says, as CISOs pivot spend to machine identity risk and permissions sprawl.

Commvault predicts Asia-Pacific enterprises will pivot from AI experiments to resilient, sovereign “trusted autonomy” by 2026.

DigiCert predicts Asia-Pacific firms will prioritise AI integrity, certificate automation and quantum-safe cryptography in 2026 security plans.

AppViewX adds AI-driven automation to AVX ONE to tackle looming 47-day SSL/TLS certificate lifetimes and post-quantum cryptographic risk.

AI will redefine cyber threats by 2026, CrowdStrike warns, driving prompt-injection attacks, zero-day surges and machine identity chaos.

In 2026, identity emerges as the critical control point as autonomous AI, fragile machine trust and weak governance collide.

AI-driven cyberattacks and a shortage of skilled talent are set to escalate security risks, forcing UK businesses to boost defences and crisis readiness in 2024.

Organisations in Australia and New Zealand are boosting cloud security amid rising risks from long-lived credentials, says Datadog's 2025 State of Cloud Security report.

SonicWall launches Credential Auditor, an automated tool to detect and manage credentials across hybrid IT environments, boosting security and compliance.

Corsha and Dragos have partnered to enhance operational technology security by integrating machine identity verification with advanced threat detection capabilities.

Defakto has raised $30.75 million to develop a platform securing non-human identities across enterprises, tackling risks from static credentials and AI agents.

CyberArk has enhanced its Machine Identity Security tools to help firms manage rising machine identities amid AI growth and shorter certificate lifespans.

SailPoint launches enhanced Identity Security Cloud to better manage identities across people, machines, and partners amid growing AI and cloud use in Singapore.

SailPoint enhances Identity Security Cloud with AI-driven controls for human, machine and non-employee identities, boosting risk management and compliance.

SailPoint unveils AI-powered platform updates to unify identity, data, and security, enhancing governance and threat response in complex digital environments.

Experts stress that identity security and unified data visibility are crucial to boosting cyber resilience amid rising AI and machine identity risks in 2025.

Identity security offers the highest ROI in enterprise security, with AI adoption key to bridging the maturity gap, SailPoint's latest report shows.

BeyondTrust has named former Gartner analyst Felix Gaehtgens as VP of Product Strategy to lead innovation in identity and access management.

ServiceNow launches Zurich platform to boost secure, scalable AI use in enterprises with new tools for app building, autonomous workflows, and data protection.

ServiceNow launches Zurich release, enhancing AI scalability, security, and workflow automation for enterprises to accelerate intelligent, secure operations.