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The Non-Human & AI Identity Journal – Edition 76

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

• Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast – Policy Enforcement for AI Agents
• Our new “Know Your Agent (KYA)” Guide
• Binance Hack 2026 & the Identity Story
• Our pick from our Non-Human & AI Identity Forum
• Upcoming Events, Webinars, Industry Announcements
• FREE NHI & AI Governance Maturity Assessment
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🎙️ The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast

Ep # 16 - Policy Enforcement for AI Agents

Ep # 16 – Policy Enforcement for AI Agents

Sameer Mehta from Opal Security discusses with Mr. NHI why traditional access policies fail for AI agents and proposes a dynamic model using AI-driven decisions. Learn how to maintain security without standing access based on “vibes.”

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

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📣 What’s Happening at the NHI Mgmt Group

NHI and AI Maturity Assessment

Introducing our FREE NHI & AI Maturity Assessment! Discover your security maturity and strengthen your identity strategy. Take the assessment today!

Know Your Agent (KYA) Guide: Verifying AI Agents Before You Trust Them

Explore our new Know Your Agent (KYA) Guide to learn how to verify AI agents, their operators, keys, and authority using standards like RFC 9421 and A2A cards.

Architecting Zero Standing Privilege for AI Agents – Venice

Join Venice on the 19th of November to explore why AI agents have made Zero Standing Privilege a requirement, and what an access architecture built for them needs.

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🚨 Recent NHI & Identity Security Breaches

Binance Hack 2026: How A Compromised DevOps Laptop Led To $6.3 Billion In Unauthorised Withdrawals

Binance’s $6.3 billion breach involved a compromised DevOps engineer’s laptop, allowing access to a service container that authorized unauthorized withdrawals. This highlights the critical need for securing machine identities and controlling access to financial transaction services.

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💬 NHI & AI Identity Forum

Our suggested reading for this week from our forum — with over 23,700 articles about NHIs, including Agentic AI.

Arcon Beyond PAM: How ARCON EPM Closes The Endpoint Access Gap
Ambient Security Governing The Identities That Outnumber Your People
Opal Security How Legacy Access Models Create Systemic Risk
PlainID Control AI Agents Before They Touch Sensitive Data
Venice.io No Human Attacker: Standing Access Did The Rest
Truffle Security Revoking A Leaked Secret Doesn’t Have To Be A Gamble
Akeyless Gartner On AI Agent Security: Runtime Authorization
Unosecur A Directory Is An Authorization Map: The DHS Icepick Leak
Nexis Governing The Identity Patchwork: What IVIP Must Deliver
C1.ai NIST’s Agent Identity Tenets: What Security Teams Need
Clarity Security What Is Adaptive Trust And Has Your Program Reached It?
Oak What SOC 2 Asks For On Service Accounts And NHIs
P0 Security Agentforce And Cortex Are Agent Runtimes, Not SaaS Features
Teleport How To Reduce Overprivileged Kubernetes Service Accounts
Semperis What Should You Install On Your Domain Controllers?
Cyera A Fake Anthropic PDF Skill Shows The Real-World Risk
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🏴 Latest Industry Announcements

This Week’s Big Moves

C1.ai C1 Deploy: Role Mining Suggestions Fast-Track Role Building
Truffle Security Collaboration With Google Cloud To Secure Exposed Secrets
Opal Security Govern Access To Rippling, Workday And Any HRIS
Akeyless Achieves FedRAMP Class D (High) For Federal Agencies
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📅 Upcoming Events & Webinars

05/11/26 Webinar

Securing AI Agents With ZSP

By 1Password

12/11/26 Webinar

Beyond Secrets Management

By Akeyless

19/11/26 Conference

Identity Excellence Day Hamburg

By Omada Identity

07/12/26 Conference

Gartner IAM Summit 2026

By P0 Security

09/12/26 Webinar

Visibility & Control With ISPM In NEXIS

By Nexis

09/02/27 Conference

HIP Conference Call For Papers

By Semperis

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