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The Non-Human & AI Identity Journal – Edition 69

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

• The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast with Henrique Teixeira
• Virtual Agentic IAM Day Event
• 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

Agentic IAM Day 2026 (2026-10-28) — Virtual

We’re thrilled to announce our participation in Agentic IAM Day 2026, a dynamic virtual summit taking place on October 28th, hosted by PlainID and partners. Our founder, Mr. NHI will be hosting the panel session “Keep Your Friends Close and Your NHIs Closer”.

This summit is built specifically for CISOs, IAM Leaders, Security Architects, and IT Strategists ready to move past legacy access and discover what autonomous agents are actually doing, and why.

For more details, visit: Agentic IAM Day 2026.

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🎙 The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast

Ep # 14 – Turning an AI Breach into a Case Study

Ep # 14 – Turning an AI Breach into a Case Study

A special episode where Mr. NHI get’s to speak to the one and only Henrique Teixeira, SVP of Strategy at Saviynt and former Gartner analyst, as he delves into the evolving world of AI identity security. Henrique discusses the lessons from the past decade of breaches, emphasizing the importance of rethinking identity strategies in the AI era. Discover why identity remains crucial in the attack chain and explore the complexities of AI security. Watch the episode here.

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🚨 Recent NHI & Identity Security Breaches

Storm-2949: How a Phone Call Turned One Cloud Identity into a Full Azure Breach

In May 2026, Microsoft Threat Intelligence published a sophisticated cloud intrusion conducted by a threat actor tracked as Storm-2949. That single social engineering success gave access to Microsoft Entra ID, then Microsoft 365, then Azure Key Vault, App Services, Storage accounts, SQL databases…

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💬 NHI & AI Identity Forum

Our suggested reading for this week from our forum — with over 20,600 articles about NHIs, including Agentic AI.

The Rising Sophistication of Endpoint Security Threat Patterns: Why CISOs Must Rethink Privilege Control — Arcon
Documented Is Not Proven: The Case for Continuous Compliance Monitoring — Nexis
How Privileged Can Your AI Become? More Than You Might Think — Saviynt
Beyond Human: What Lalit Choda and Alexis Moyse Are Telling Security Teams About Non-Human Identity and AI Agent Security — Clarity Security
Security Isn’t the Brake on Your Agentic Migration. It’s the Engine. — C1.ai
The three types of JIT (And why only one actually kills standing access) — P0 Security
Supercharging Identity with Opal and Databricks — Opal Security
How to Get Started with Authorization Strategy — PlainID
AI Agent Security Tools for Enterprise: 12 Capabilities to Evaluate — Unosecur
Navigating SAMA, ADGM & DFSA Requirements with Teleport — Teleport
The Business Case for Secrets Security — GitGuardian
Why Secrets Sprawl Grows in Large Enterprises — Akeyless
The Employee Who Was Never Here: A Fraudulent IT Worker’s Scripted Alibi — Artemis Security
Identity Crisis: Novel Vulnerabilities Leading to Kerberos Downgrade, DoS, and Full Domain Takeover — Semperis
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🏴 Latest Industry Announcements

C1.ai — Is now available in Europe
GitGuardian — The Hidden Credential Risk in Developer Workstations
Opal Security — Paladin, Opal’s access agent, is now available in on-prem, self-hosted deployments
Teleport — Identity Everywhere: Bringing Infrastructure Identity to Agentic IT
Venice.io — Venice integrates with the Claude Compliance API to bring every Claude identity under just-in-time access
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📅 Upcoming Events & Webinars

Conference

Les Assises de la Cybersécurité 2026

7 Oct 2026

By GitGuardian

Conference

SecureWorld Atlanta, GA

24 Sep 2026

By P0 Security

Webinar

All Authorization Models Are Beautiful – When They Fit Their Purpose

29 Sep 2026

By Nexis

Conference

Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit London

22 Sep 2026

By SailPoint

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🎓 Training & Certification

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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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