7 Stages Of Non-Human Identity Security Maturity
Security Boulevard, Monday, March 3rd, 2025
Human identity management has evolved dramatically over the past couple decades. What began as simple username-password combinations has transformed into sophisticated systems with multi-factor authentication, biometrics, and federated identity.
But what about identity for workloads and machines?
In the early days of software development, security was an afterthought. Applications communicated freely within trusted perimeters, and authentication was often nonexistent. Fast-forward to today, and the rise of cloud computing, automation, and API-driven ecosystems has made securing non-human identities (NHIs) an important challenge.