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The Non-Human & AI Identity Journal – Edition 60

Welcome to the latest edition of our Non-Human & AI Identity Journal, where we cover:

• What is the NHI Mgmt Group up to?
• The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast
• Our pick from our Non-Human & AI Identity Forum
• Recent Breaches and Security Incidents
• Upcoming Events, Webinars, Industry Announcements
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⭐ What’s Happening at the NHI Mgmt Group

Last week we hosted the massive Non-Human & AI Identity Summit at Pavilion at Identiverse, Las Vegas, with close to 300 folks attending the summit with 8 sessions and 25 industry leaders. We then hosted a further 12 sessions at the only dedicated pavilion, all about NHIs and the intersection with Agentic AI. Feedback overall was overwhelming; we received amazing feedback on the content, insights and what folks learned and took away from the summit.

CSA Keynote – Humans & Now Agents: The NHI Internal Threat Amplified (2026-06-24) — Virtual

Our founder, Lalit Choda, delivered a keynote talk at the Cloud Security Alliance Agentic AI Security Summit on June 24, 2026. In his talk, “Humans & Now Agents: The NHI Internal Threat Amplified”.

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🎓 Training & Certification

As part of celebrating our huge NHI & AI Identity Summit and Pavilion at Identiverse last week, we are offering a special 33% discount on our CPD Certified NHI Foundation Level course. The course is the most comprehensive and only accredited course in the industry, 5-star rated, that delivers practical guidance on governing, managing, and securing NHIs, including AI agents. Use discount code IDV33OFF.

Enrol here

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🎙 The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast

Mr. NHI’s Human Identity in the Hot Seat

David Lee is in the hot seat this week! As Field CTO at Saviynt, he tackles 10 rapid-fire questions on identity risks that enterprises can no longer ignore. The discussion ranges from unmanaged NHIs to whether AI agents should be viewed as employees or software, highlighting critical governance failures. Lee’s insights delve into whether AI agents should undergo the same scrutiny as human users and the security lapses arising from the rush to deploy agentic AI. Watch the episode here.

Catch up on previous episodes here and join the conversation shaping the future of NHI security.

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🚨 Recent NHI & Identity Security Breaches

Klue OAuth Supply Chain Breach: How Stolen SaaS Credentials Hit 700+ Organisations

In June 2026, a breach involving Klue, a market intelligence SaaS platform, exposed OAuth tokens, granting unauthorized access to over 700 organizations’ Salesforce environments. The attack highlighted the risk of long-lived OAuth tokens, which were stored without adequate rotation or expiration policies, leading to a significant supply chain incident. This breach underscores the critical need for security professionals to implement stringent governance over API credentials and regularly audit integration points to minimize the risk of broad unauthorized access.

Mastra npm Supply Chain Attack: North Korea’s Sapphire Sleet Backdoors 144 AI Packages in 88 Minutes

On June 17, 2026, North Korea’s Sapphire Sleet group executed a sophisticated supply chain attack on the Mastra AI framework, compromising 144 npm packages by exploiting a stale contributor account with unrevoked publish permissions. The attack involved publishing a trojanized npm package that targeted LLM API keys, cloud credentials, and other sensitive machine identities, executing upon installation and then self-deleting. This incident underscores the critical need for rigorous credential management and automated offboarding processes in software supply chains to prevent similar breaches and protect valuable non-human identities.

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💬 NHI & AI Identity Forum

Our suggested reading for this week from our forum — with over 9,400 articles about NHIs, including Agentic AI.

Identity Governance and AI Security: Why Identity Governance Is the First Step to Safe AI Adoption — Clarity Security
FedRAMP 20x KSI-IAM: why identity evidence now matters more — Teleport
2025 Cybersecurity Shift: Attackers Target Access, Not Apps — Entro Security
Cloud supply chain attacks: what identity teams are missing — Unosecur
When Did “Access” Shift from Login to Authorization? Insights Explained — P0 Security
Understanding Short-Lived Credentials in Agentic Systems — GitGuardian
AI-era application access governance: what IAM teams need to rethink — Saviynt
Financial institution credential sprawl: what IAM teams need now — Akeyless
Identity lifecycle automation for IT productivity: are your metrics lying? — Lumos
Identity-first security in the cloud: what IAM teams need now — PlainID
Authn and authz are diverging under modern IAM pressure — Opal Security
Identity intelligence and IAM hygiene: what teams are missing — SPHERE
Identity attack surface: what it means for IAM and NHI teams — Hydden
Custom connectors for IGA: what changes when integration becomes configuration? — ConductorOne
Phishing-resistant web authentication: are your controls truly relay-proof? — Scramble ID
Enterprise AI agents vs NHIs: what governance model fits? — Aizome
Microsoft EntraID governance gaps in mixed enterprise environments — EmpowerID
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🏴 Latest Industry Announcements

Clarity Security — Clarity Aperture and adaptive trust: what changes for IAM teams?
Saviynt — Saviynt’s NHI and AI agent identity scope: what should teams notice?
Akeyless — AI agent identity security and runtime access control: what changes?
Unosecur — M&A identity security risks and the governance gap teams miss
Kong — Kong Operator 2.2 and Kubernetes-native control of API platforms
SailPoint — SailPoint’s Entro deal: what changes for NHI and AI agents?
Riptides — AI agent attribution and access control: what changes for IAM teams?
Zenity — AI agent security in public sector environments: what teams miss
PlainID — Data classification plus authorization: what IAM teams need to know
SPHERE — Privileged account discovery gaps: what IAM teams are missing
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📅 Upcoming Events & Webinars

Conference

NHI Identity Summit 2026: what should teams expect from the agenda?

By GitGuardian

Webinar

Clarity Aperture webinar: what the latest identity risk updates mean

By Clarity Security

Webinar

47-day certificate lifecycles on June 18: what changes for IAM teams?

By Akeyless

Webinar

Certified access to certified transaction: what changes on June 25, 2026

By Pathlock

Conference

Kong Developer Summit 2026 in Los Angeles: what IAM teams should watch

By Kong

Webinar

Trust infrastructure on February 23, 2027: what IAM teams need now

By Keyfactor

Webinar

Copilot exposure and hidden data risk: are your controls keeping up?

By Netwrix

Webinar

AI agent security in the enterprise: are your controls keeping up?

By Zenity

Conference

AI agent governance is outpacing identity controls at Gartner SRM 2026

By SailPoint

Webinar

Policy sync across apps and APIs: what does it change for IAM teams?

By Cerbos

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📅 Are you planning a NHI Program in 2026 including Agentic AI?

As the premier authority on Non-Human Identities, with over 20 years of hands-on experience managing $10M–$20M+ global NHI programs, we offer independent guidance and advice tailored to your needs. Our expertise spans risk and maturity assessments, program initiation and hands-on execution, ensuring your organisation stays ahead of evolving threats and maximises risk reduction. Book below for a free initial consultation.

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Lalit Choda
Founder of the NHI Mgmt Group

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