Can You Trust Your Cloud Security Measures?
Security Boulevard, Saturday, October 4th, 2025
What Are Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Why Are They Critical to Cloud Security?
With businesses move their operations to the cloud, how can they be certain that their cloud security measures are robust enough? The key might lie in understanding and managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs), which are integral to ensuring data safety and maintaining trust in cybersecurity practices.
NHIs are essentially machine identities that are formed by an encrypted password, token, or key-which acts like a passport-and the permissions granted by a destination server-akin to a visa. In simpler terms, NHIs represent a combination of the identity ('tourist') and its access credentials ('passport'). This analogy highlights the importance of managing both the identities and their permissions to ensure that security measures are not just in place, but are also effective.