When Identity Isn't Human: Securing the Agentic Enterprise
TechRadar, Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
IAM built around human logins can't govern autonomous agents; security must shift to controlling what happens after access is granted.
TechRadar Pro argues that identity and access management was built for a human behind a screen who authenticates once per session.
Autonomous agents, coding assistants and automated workflows now act across clouds, repositories and APIs with a speed and autonomy those controls were not designed for, while shadow AI and short-lived credentials widen the attack surface.
The key question is no longer just whether an identity was verified at login but whether organizations can see, govern and control what software does after access is granted.