A new Cloud Security Alliance survey highlights a critical lack of confidence among IT and security professionals in securing non-human identities as AI adoption accelerates, reports Security Brief Asia.The report, "The State of Non-Human Identity and AI Security," found that 79% of respondents have low or moderate confidence in preventing attacks via these identities, while 78% lack documented policies for managing AI identities. Governance is a primary concern, with 51% citing unclear ownership and over-permissioned access as major pain points. The rapid proliferation of AI agents and automated workflows is straining legacy identity and access management systems, with 92% not confident these tools can manage associated risks. Manual processes exacerbate the problem; only 14% fully automate the creation and removal of AI identities. Furthermore, response times are slow, with 24% of organizations taking over a day to rotate a potentially exposed credential.Hillary Baron of CSA stressed that "establishing strong identity foundations now is critical to reducing risk," as identity becomes a high-velocity system requiring automated lifecycle management and clear policy ownership.
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