The challenge is to thwart more sophisticated identity attacks while at the same time making sure AI agents are deployed responsibly.

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A survey of 512 cybersecurity professionals reveals that 76% experienced identity-related security incidents in the past year, with 54% of all incidents involving identity management issues. Despite 95% confidence in tracking non-human identities, only 46% have comprehensive visibility across all identities. Organizations struggle with fragmented tooling (71% use 3-10 separate tools), spending 10-40 hours weekly correlating identity data. Detection times remain slow, with only 18% able to confirm identity threats in under an hour. The rise of AI agents with excessive permissions and non-human identities (now 44% of all identities) is compounding the challenge, prompting 90% of organizations to plan increased identity security investments in 2026.

Survey: Most Security Incidents Involve Identity Attacks