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The Future of Cybersecurity Includes Non-Human Employees - Stanley - Jan 15, 2026
The Future of Cybersecurity Includes Non-Human Employees
Non-human employees are becoming the future of cybersecurity, and enterprises need to prepare accordingly. As organizations scale Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud automation, there is exponential growth in Non-Human Identities (NHIs), including bots, AI agents, service accounts and automation scripts. In fact, 51% of respondents in ConductorOne’s 2025 Future of Identity Security Report
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RE: The Future of Cybersecurity Includes Non-Human Employees - Hackers - Jan 16, 2026
The article makes a good point... Humans are used to 2FA and extra security... API keys are often set to permanent, or with long expirations. We don't treat non-human access keys the same.
people go for convenience... access tokens that expire in 5 years, but personal logins that require 2FA weekly or monthly. There's a big gap / difference in how access security is treated