IT Brief Australia reports that Delinea has completed the acquisition of StrongDM, integrating the universal access management vendor into its identity security platform to address the growing challenges of non-human identities and agentic AI.
The combined offering pairs Delinea's privileged access management controls with StrongDM's just-in-time runtime authorization, enabling organizations to replace standing and hard-coded privileges with policies evaluated at the moment of action. CEO Art Gilliland emphasized that "standing and hard-coded privileges remain one of the largest sources of risk in modern, AI-driven environments," and the integration empowers rapid, secure AI adoption by balancing governance with operational speed.
The platform will provide real-time access evaluation for both human and non-human identities across infrastructure, databases, containers, and CI/CD pipelines. IDC Senior Research Analyst Emanuel Figueroa noted that "the rise of agentic AI and non-human identities is accelerating operational workflows to machine speed, exposing the limits of static privilege models."
The acquisition reflects a strategic shift toward just-in-time controls that match access windows to operational needs, reducing exposure to credential theft and supply chain attacks. Financial terms were undisclosed.
