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Black Hat USA: Governing Security at Machine Speed

Posted by Jeff Orr on 26 August 2026

Black Hat USA 2026 reinforced a practical shift in enterprise cybersecurity: AI is no longer just a threat vector or productivity aid. It is becoming an operating model. The most relevant software provider signals pointed toward agentic security operations, nonhuman identity, runtime control, security data architecture and AI-generated remediation. For CIOs, CISOs, platform leaders and software... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, IT & Technologies, Non-Human Identity, NHI, Autonomous SOC, AI Governance, AI Runtime Security, Black Hat

ServiceNow Reframes AI as Governed Autonomous Work

Posted by Jeff Orr on 04 June 2026

ServiceNow used the Knowledge 26 conference to make a clear market claim: Enterprise AI will not scale through disconnected assistants, isolated copilots or unmanaged agent experiments. It will scale through governed autonomous work tied to workflow execution, operational data, identity controls and measurable business outcomes. That is the right conversation for enterprise IT leaders. The risk... Read More

Topics: ITSM, Cybersecurity, Intelligent Automation, AIOps, IT & Technologies, ADM & DevOps, Platforms, Non-Human Identity, IT Management & Operations, ServiceNow, ESM, Cybersecurity Automation, AI Governance, Autonomous Workforce, ITAM, Identity Governance, Workflow Automation

A Practical Enterprise Playbook to Integrating NHI with IAM/PAM

Posted by Jeff Orr on 28 October 2025

Enterprises with established Identity Access Management and Privileged Access Management must extend governance to non-human identities to protect APIs, services, automation and agentic AI. Effective evaluation of NHI security software hinges on risk-driven prioritization, integration fidelity and measurable outcomes. CIOs, CISOs and IT leaders should align the identity strategy with enterprise... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, NIST, IT & Technologies, Agentic AI, PAM, IAM, Zero Trust, Identity, Non-Human Identity, NHI, Machine Identity

Dedicated NHI Security Software: The Enterprise Need

Posted by Jeff Orr on 22 October 2025

Enterprises are accelerating digital initiatives powered by APIs, services, IoT and agentic artificial intelligence (AI), expanding non-human identity (NHI) risk faster than legacy Identity Access Management (IAM) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) can govern. CIOs, CISOs and IT leaders need an identity strategy that treats NHIs as first-class identities, integrates with IAM/PAM and advances... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, NIST, IT & Technologies, Agentic AI, PAM, IAM, Zero Trust, Identity, Non-Human Identity, NHI, Machine Identity