Nonhuman Identity Management Revolution

Oasis Security CEO Danny Brickman on NHI Evolution, Risks and Defenses Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • May 9, 2024

Over the past year, the threat posed by nonhuman identities, or NHIs, has evolved significantly. NHIs encompass a broad spectrum of entities, including automation tools, AI agents and cloud applications that authenticate differently from traditional human identities, such as usernames and passwords, said Danny Brickman, co-founder and CEO, Oasis Security.

The growth of NHIs is driven by the desire for increased business value and efficiency, but it has led to a surge in data breaches, with attackers exploiting identities to gain unauthorized access, Brickman said.

"You won't share your password that easily. You won't be sending a message with your password. And when a developer needs help from his buddy to debug something, they will send a token or a key just to help them. And they forgot about that. But ...