Machine identities outnumber humans 109 to 1

Organizations manage an average of 109 machine identities for every human identity. AI agents account for a growing share of those identities, with companies expecting AI agent growth of 85% over the next 12 months. Machine identities are projected to increase by 77%, and human identities by 56%, based on data from Palo Alto Networks’ 2026 Identity Security Landscape report. Which identity security controls does your organization apply across the AI agent lifecycle? (SOurce: Palo … More →

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