How to manage Non-Human Identities during M&A

Read the complete NHI M&A guide here: https://www.oasis.security/blog/securing-non-human-identities-in-mergers/?source=nhimg

In our blog post, Oasis Security delivers a crucial 5-step guide for securing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) during mergers and acquisitions—an often overlooked but highly vulnerable aspect of IT integration. NHIs—like service accounts, API keys, tokens, and certificates—can easily slip through the cracks when disparate environments unite.

What You’ll Discover in This Guide

1. Why NHIs Become Critical Risk Points
When you merge hybrid environments—on-prem AD, AWS, Azure, GCP, SaaS—identity mismatches, access drift, orphaned credentials, and secrets sprawl.

2. A Tactical 5-Step Security Playbook

• Due Diligence & Audit: Pre-close discovery of every NHI—scope, ownership, risk level

• Quick Wins: Freeze long‑lived credentials and remediate critical issues day one

• Unified Governance: Standardize naming, rotation, least privilege, lifecycle policies

• Integration Strategy: Choose lift‑and‑shift or federated identity models

• Continuous Monitoring & KPIs: Track number of NHIs, privilege levels, rotation, anomalies
  

3. How Oasis Simplifies the Process
Their platform delivers real-time NHI inventory, risk-scoring, automated lifecycle management, remediation tools, and continuous compliance—all via agentless scanning across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS systems.

Why This Matters

NHIs often get lost in the rush of M&A, yet they present significant security, operational, and compliance risks. This playbook helps teams methodically reduce exposure, enforce consistent controls, and maintain visibility across merged infrastructures.