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The Non-Human & AI Identity Journal – Edition 73

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

• The State of NHI & AI Agent Breach Report 2026
• Our Top 10 Agentic AI Identity Issues Guide
• Recent Breaches and Security Incidents
• Our pick from our Non-Human & AI Identity Forum
• Upcoming Events, Webinars, Industry Announcements
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📣 What’s Happening at the NHI Mgmt Group

Featured from NHI Mgmt Group

The State Of NHI & AI Agent Breaches Report 2026

Announcing “The State of NHI & AI Agent Breaches Report 2026”! Dive into the analysis of over 200 real-world breaches, providing critical insights for identity and security teams. Don’t miss this essential resource, download the report now.

Featured Security Guide

Top 10 Agentic AI Identity Issues (Agentic AI Security)

We are thrilled to announce the release of our “Top 10 Agentic AI Identity Issues” guide, addressing the unique identity challenges AI agents introduce.

Featured Event

Agentic IAM Day 2026 (28 Oct 2026, Virtual)

Our NHI Mgmt Group will be joining Agentic IAM Day 2026 on October 28th, moderating a panel at this free virtual summit where IAM experts discuss trends in non-human identity and AI agent management. Join us for valuable insights and networking opportunities.

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🚨 Recent NHI & Identity Security Breaches

SalesBleed Salesforce Agentforce 2026: How Poisoned Web-to-Lead Records Turned AI Agents Into Zero-Click Data Thieves And Phishers

Zenity Labs disclosed three vulnerabilities in Salesforce Agentforce that allowed attackers to exploit AI agents to exfiltrate CRM data and send phishing messages via Slack without user interaction. The incident underscores the need for rigorous oversight of agent identities and access controls.

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🏴 Latest Industry Announcements

This Week’s Big Moves

C1.ai — C1 To Join Workday
Akeyless — Achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) Certification To Bring Modern Identity Security And AI Agent Safeguards To Federal Agencies
Opal Security — Introducing Access Path Queries: Trace Every Person’s And Agent’s Access To Its Source
PlainID — Go Beyond Who Gets In: PlainID Launches A New Brand For The AI Era
Unosecur — Extends Identity Security To Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
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📅 Upcoming Events & Webinars

Webinar

Agents, Evidence, And Dynamic Policies

22 Oct 2026

By Nexis

Event

Secure Every Identity Across Your Tech Stack

28 Oct 2026

By PlainID

Webinar

Akeyless Brings Modern Identity Security To Federal Agencies

29 Oct 2026

By Akeyless

Conference

Join GitGuardian At My Security Event Munich 2026

17 Nov 2026

By GitGuardian

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💬 NHI & AI Identity Forum

Our suggested reading for this week from our forum — with over 20,800 articles about NHIs, including Agentic AI.

EU AI Act Compliance: Mapping Identity Security Controls — Akeyless
AI For Access Administration: Why Explainability Decides Whether It Works — Nexis
Non-Human Identity Security: Governing The Identities That Outnumber Your People — Ambient Security
GitHub Copilot CLI Vulnerability Lets Attackers Steal Developer Secrets Via Encrypted Prompt Injection — Unosecur
Anatomy Of An Agentic Outage — P0 Security
The Role Of Machine Learning In Modern PAM Solutions — Arcon
SAML vs OAuth: Key Differences And When To Use Each — C1.ai
ISO 42001 Evidence: What Auditors Ask For — Teleport
Growing With The Business vs. Reacting To Change: What A Scalable Identity Security Program Actually Looks Like — Clarity Security
What Zero Standing Privilege Is, And How You Actually Get There — Venice.io
Operationalizing Zero Trust: How Runtime Authorization Fulfills NIST SP 800-207 & SP 800-207A — PlainID
Non-Human Identity Lifecycle Management — GitGuardian
From Detection To Resolution: How Opal And Rootly Secure On-Call Access — Opal Security
Why Exposed Credentials Stay Live For Years — Truffle Security
One Phone Call. 148 Systems. £29 Million. — Oak
Semperis 2026 Ransomware Report Reveals Increases In AI-Driven Attacks And A Rise In Physical Threats Against Executives And Their Families — Semperis
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