Identity breaches are on the rise, and are only getting worse - so how can your business stay safe?
- Four in five UK enterprises suffered identity‑related breaches in 2025
- Machine identities now outnumber humans 100:1, with many AI agents accessing sensitive financial systems
- CyberArk urges unified, automated identity security as identity complexity outpaces traditional controls
Almost all enterprises experienced at least one identity-related breach in 2025, new research has claimed, in incidents where criminals logged into existing, legitimate accounts, instead of using a bug or a vulnerability to gain access.
The Identity Security Landscape Report 2026 from Palo Alto Networks’ CyberArk notes the problem is only going to get worse since the number of identities in the enterprise is also spiking, and through it - the attack landscape grows.
In fact, almost three quarters (74%) of enterprises in the UK experienced at least three successful identity-related breaches in the last 12 months.
The rise of the machines
There are multiple factors contributing to this significant rise in risk. The...
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