You Can't Secure What You Can't See: Making Non-Human Identities Governable
Security Boulevard, Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
Non-human identities create unseen access blind spots that organizations must make visible and governable to reduce risk.
The article tackles the growing security challenge of non-human identities (NHIs) such as service accounts, API keys, and machine credentials that often outnumber human users many times over. These identities are distributed across SaaS apps and embedded in integrations, yet are rarely governed with the same rigor as human users, creating blind spots where attackers operate.
Security teams frequently lose track of what exists, who owns each identity, and what it can access.
The piece argues this mismatch between how NHIs operate and how traditional identity controls work is the root of the problem. When sound practices are operationalized at scale, NHIs become visible, governable, and measurable rather than unmonitored liabilities.