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🆕 Aembit Vibes video! Today we’re talking trust providers – the reliable third parties that verify workload identities and check their environments before access is granted. By federating with them, Aembit authenticates workloads without requiring long-lived secrets in your environment. In this demo, we show: ✅ How Aembit uses Kubernetes and GitLab to verify identities. ❌ What happens when attestation fails. 🎯 Why no ephemeral credentials get injected until trust is confirmed. Catch the vibes ⚡️ here: https://bit.ly/41FOtwe

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭?⁣⁣ It's as stark as holding a key 📂 versus deciding who gets to use it ✅ – and when, where, and how. Our Apurva Davé walks you through the distinction between a well-known legacy tool and the new era of non-human IAM, how there's a place for both to exist, but why treating them the same can be a mistake. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3ZWrega

❓ What do body slams from the top rope 🤼♂️, restricted airspace over the Nevada desert 🛸, and red velvet chairs by the mall food court 🎅 have in common? They’re all tied to poorly kept secrets. Creating secrets is easy – keeping them hidden 😶 is another story. The same goes for your non-human secrets like API keys, service account tokens, and other workload credentials. Ready for a reality check? Scroll our new infographic for a fun look at how secrets tend to fall apart – and what that means for guarding your digital ones ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eDsCGmv2

🚨New Research Alert🚨 Non-human identities (#NHI) represent an under-appreciated slice of the enterprise attack surface. NHIs are a particularly a spicy topic in light of recent NHI-related incidents like Internet Archive, NYTimes, and Okta (to name a few). The Enterprise Strategy Group just published research on NHI security and management. Compromises happen more frequently than one might think, and it gets board-level attention - the research found that successful cyberattacks tied to NHI compromise ended up in front of the board 57% of the time. I'm not religious about how to refer to the space, but I do watch the trends. A plurality of enterprise respondents preferred the term "non-human identity" over "machine identity" and "workload identity". "Non-human identity" provides an intuitive counterpoint to "human identity" that people can readily grasp. Non-human identity (aka machine identity or workload identity) security is a umbrella term that encompasses a wide gamut of technology including service accounts, secrets, OAuth tokens, digital certificates, service accounts, workloads, bots and agents (hello #agenticAI!). I included some research highlights in this blog: https://lnkd.in/g5ADG7E2 From a solution standpoint, this is a lively space with bunch of different approaches to the different areas of NHI security and management, from interesting startups to established identity security players, from vendors focused on NHIs to others combining NHI and human identity management, from discovery/visibility/remediation to securing workloads. There is a lot to solve for. Aembit Andromeda Security Anetac Astrix Security Clutch Security CrowdStrike CyberArk Delinea Entro Security GitGuardian HashiCorp Keyfactor Natoma Oasis Security Okta P0 Security SailPoint Token Security Torch Veza are a few the vendors providing solutions to the NHI challenge. If you want to learn more about the research, please reach out!

🤫 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘁𝗵? 💉🛸🍔 From astonishing feats to out-of-this-world theories, history proves that even the most guarded secrets have their breaking point. But here’s the twist: Your organization's non-human credentials – secrets like API keys, tokens, certificates – are just as vulnerable to exposure. We documented "The Worst-Kept Secrets in Recent History" to reveal just how fragile 𝘢𝘭𝘭 secrets are. The truth awaits you 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGg792Bq

Two years after the launch of 🎂 ChatGPT, generative AI is no longer just an enterprise experiment – it’s powering critical workflows. From automating tasks to improving customer service and enhancing decision-making, AI is reshaping how businesses operate. But innovation doesn’t come without risk. Identity-specific threats to AI are growing fast, including: ⚠️ Prompt Injection Attacks ⚠️ Credential Theft ⚠️ Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Static secrets and legacy methods aren’t enough to secure access to AI agents and large language models (LLMs). Enterprises require strategies that prioritize dynamic, workload-specific access and real-time monitoring to stay ahead of evolving threats. Our latest blog explores the key risks AI workloads face – and the steps you can take to protect them ➡️ https://bit.ly/4gv3kxB

Exciting news! Aembit has been recognized by Gartner® as a 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫⁣ for Machine Identity Management 🤖 in the newly published "Emerging Tech Impact Radar for Digital Identity and Edge Security." The market analysis report highlights the growing significance of machine identity management, with its expected mass impact rated "very high." As Gartner puts it: "Virtually all IT systems, cloud-based or on-premises, rely on processes run by machine identities every day – regardless of industry or global region." Key recommendations for enterprises include: ✔️ Adopting identity-first security policies that enforce access with dynamic controls, moving beyond static protection architectures. ✔️ Developing a clear plan to build, buy, or partner for a machine identity solution. At Aembit, we're proud to offer a solution that aligns perfectly with these recommendations. Our Workload IAM Platform provides a policy-based, identity-driven, MFA-strength, and secretless approach to securing access between machine (or workload) identities – spanning cloud, SaaS, and data center environments. Curious to learn more? You can download the full Gartner report here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e8RXyT7Q

🔦 𝗡𝗛𝗜 𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 ❄️ Snowflake’s security excels at user authentication and data encryption, but what about workload-to-Snowflake connections? When distributed workloads need to access Snowflake, they often face a federation gap. Built-in features don’t always bridge the boundary between Snowflake and other environments. 🔑 With Aembit, enterprises can: • Eliminate long-lived credentials with secretless, just-in-time access. • Federate across environments (SaaS, on-prem, cloud) effortlessly. • Enforce MFA-like conditional access based on identity, posture, and policies. Get more info on this popular non-human IAM use case ➡️ https://bit.ly/41eKV41

Next week – don’t miss this! 🎙️ In partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance, our Mario Duarte, former VP of security at Snowflake and now Aembit’s CISO, is sharing his insider's take on securing non-human identities (NHIs). Learn why static credentials & legacy secrets management are a ticking time bomb for enforcing secure workload access, the parallels between human and non-human IAM, and how to embrace innovative solutions with confidence. 🗓️ When: Dec. 11 (next Wednesday) ⏱️ Time: 2 p.m. ET 📍 Virtual Register ➡️ https://bit.ly/4f8fbBD

"Leaders not only need to consider which employees and job roles require access to which IT systems, but also non-human access controls where either an internal or external system is granted access to a given IT resource." Check out Cliff Saran's well-sourced ComputerWeekly.com story on the trending state of identity security ➡️ https://bit.ly/416DFHg