1 Highlights
Unmanaged non-human identities number in the millions and present a serious risk to IT security
The number of cyber-attacks involving non-human attacks is increasing
Workload identities, a type of non-human identities (or identities for apps and services), are of particular interest to attackers as they can offer a short cut to network penetration
Multi-cloud access and agile working environments such as DevOps have increased the usage of non-human identities
Organizations need to reevaluate legacy IAM strategies designed for non-human Identities
Workload identities should not be set and forget but continually assessed and managed by software tools and policies
Microsoft is launching a new generation of identity and cloud management tools including Microsoft Entra Workload Identities and Permissions Management