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Non-human identities pose big risks, cybersecurity pros warn
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Fusion42 · 5 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
Non-human identities such as service accounts, API keys, and automation tokens vastly outnumber human users in enterprises, creating a growing cybersecurity risk as many lack multi-factor authentication, expiry dates, or clear ownership. The rising proliferation of these machine identities expands the attack surface and poses chain-of-trust vulnerabilities that threat actors exploit.
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You must map every machine identity in your infrastructure and assign human owners now to cut security gaps. Attackers are exploiting overlooked automation accounts and tokens to bypass standard security controls.
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