A stark new Delinea study reveals that 95% of Singaporean organizations are pressuring their security teams to relax identity controls in the rush to deploy artificial intelligence, even as nearly half acknowledge that their governance frameworks for AI systems remain critically deficient, according to Security Brief Asia.The research, spanning over two thousand global decision-makers, found that 93% of Singapore respondents harbor visibility gaps around identities, with machine and non-human accounts, including AI agents, representing the largest blind spot. Most troublingly, only 14% could consistently explain why an AI agent executed a privileged action, the lowest rate globally. Art Gilliland, Delinea's chief executive, warned that "identity governance has not kept pace" with AI deployment velocity, exposing enterprises to significant risk.The study documents that 58% of Singapore firms lack workable alternatives to standing privileged access for non-human identities, leaving automated accounts with persistent permissions for extended periods. The findings underscore a dangerous paradox: while 87% claim readiness for AI-driven automation, operational reality shows that fewer than one in four actually validate non-human identity activity in real time, creating a widening chasm between perceived security posture and actual governance maturity.
