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AI Agents Are Non-Deterministic, Non-Trustable — and Already in Your Production Environment Alex Bovee, CEO and Co-Founder of C1.ai and former security product leader at Okta, faces Mr. NHI's Human Identity in the Hot Seat — 10 machine-speed questions on IAM, agentic AI security, non-human identity, and the future of the digital workforce. ───────────────────────────────────── KEY TAKEAWAYS Identity security was built for humans using SaaS apps — that world no longer existsThe surface area of the enterprise has fundamentally exploded with agentic AIEveryone is a builder now — and the world is very, very messyIAM for AI is the bigger imperative over AI for IAMAI agents are being deployed into production without security guardrails — 100%Agentic AI security and NHI security aren't the same thingAgents are non-deterministic and non-trustable — unlike humans and unlike softwareAI agents already create and provision other identities — and that's not necessarily bad, but it needs control pointsThe insider threat has been amplified by agentic AI — UEBA is making a comebackWould Alex trust an AI agent to make a decision impacting his own security? No.───────────────────────────────────── CHAPTERS Introduction [00:00]Have We Built Identity Security for a World That No Longer Exists? [00:18]Are CISOs Ready for the Fleet of Autonomous Digital Employees? [01:25]Is IAM for AI More Important Than AI for IAM? [02:47]Are AI Agents Being Deployed Into Production Without Security Guardrails? [04:08]Does Agentic AI Security Equal NHI Security? [04:16]Do AI Agents Behave More Like Employees or Software? [05:40]Do Agents Need Background Checks Like Humans? [08:21]Should AI Agents Be Allowed to Create and Provision Other Identities? [08:51]Will the AI Agent Digital Workforce Lead to Mass Unemployment? [09:24]Would You Trust an AI Agent to Make a Decision Impacting Your Own Security? [10:52]───────────────────────────────────── RESOURCES NHI Knowledge Centre: nhimg.orgC1: c1.ai ───────────────────────────────────── From The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast #CyberSecurity #NonHumanIdentity #IAM #AIAgents #IdentitySecurity #AgenticAI #ZeroTrust #DigitalIdentity #NHI #MachineIdentity #IdentityGovernance #CISO #RuntimeAuthorization #AgenticSecurity #ServiceAccounts #APIKeySecurity #InsiderThreat #AccessManagement #C1AI #MrNHI

Identity is the 3rd Generation of Security Identity security, IAM, and agentic AI are colliding — and the old world of network perimeters and endpoint controls can no longer keep up. Alex Bovee, CEO and Co-Founder of C1.ai and former security product leader at Okta, joins Lalit Choda (Mr. NHI) on the Non-Human and AI Identity Podcast to map out how we got here — from network-centric perimeters to endpoint security controls to identity as the new security control plane — and what the third generation of cybersecurity actually has to look like when AI agents are non-deterministic, goal-maxing, and completely without a moral compass. The conversation covers why visibility alone won't save you, why AI agents are already creating their own credentials and API keys without security guardrails, and why the only way to truly operate at machine speed is to let agents evaluate other agents — a mindset shift most CISOs and security leaders aren't ready for. ───────────────────────────────────── WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Why the first two generations of security — network security and endpoint security — have reached their limitsWhy identity security is the only control plane that works across human identities, non-human identities (NHIs), and AI agentsWhy AI agents are non-deterministic and non-trustable — and what that means for IAM and access controlWhy runtime authorization must replace orchestration-based identity governance and access managementWhy visibility into your NHI and machine identity estate is not enough without full lifecycle managementWhy agents evaluating other agents is an inevitable part of agentic AI security at machine speedHow to think about the four control points for agentic workloads: harness, data and context, LLM inference endpoints, and credentials───────────────────────────────────── KEY MOMENTS Introduction & Meet Alex [00:00–01:10]Mr. NHI's Human Identity in the Hot Seat [01:10–12:14]The 3 Generations of Security: Network, Endpoint, Identity [12:25–17:20]Why Identity is the New Cybersecurity Control Plane [17:20–20:20]From Orchestration to Runtime: The Shift That Changes Everything [20:20–23:05]NHI Technical Debt & Credential Lifecycle Management [23:05–30:25]Agents Evaluating Agents: The Machine-Speed Imperative [30:25–34:45]C1's Architecture: 4 Control Points for the Agentic Enterprise [34:45–40:10]Enabling AI Builders Without Compromising Zero Trust Security [40:10–43:05]C1 Transform — October 6th, San Francisco [43:05–46:30]Closing Thoughts for CISOs and Security Leaders [46:30–47:28]───────────────────────────────────── RESOURCES NHI Knowledge Centre: nhimg.orgC1: c1.aiC1 Transform: c1.ai/transform ───────────────────────────────────── #NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AIAgents #AgenticAI #IdentitySecurity #MrNHI #DigitalIdentity #IAM #ZeroTrust #RuntimeAuthorization #IdentityManagement #AgenticSecurity #Cybersecurity #MachineIdentity #CISO #CredentialSecurity #AccessManagement #IdentityGovernance #PAM #ServiceAccounts #APIKeySecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #AgentSecurity

Identity security was built for a human world — but AI agents are changing the rules. Henrique Teixeira, SVP of Strategy at Saviynt, answers 9 machine-speed questions on AI agents, NHI security, identity governance, the future of work, and the growing attack surface created by autonomous agents. ───────────────────────────────────── KEY TAKEAWAYS Identity security was built primarily around humans — and the world has changedAgentic AI security and NHI security aren't the same thingAI agents may behave more like employees than softwareAI agents could create and provision other identities as part of their productivityOrganisations are deploying AI faster than they can govern itGenerating AI content is cheap — validating it isn'tThe attack surface created by thousands of agents is being underestimated───────────────────────────────────── CHAPTERS Introduction [00:00]Have We Built Identity Security for a World That No Longer Exists? [00:15]Does Agentic AI Security Equal NHI Security? [00:29]Do AI Agents Behave More Like Employees or Software? [01:14]Should AI Agents Be Allowed to Create Other Identities? [01:28]Will AI Agents Eventually Need to Be Fired? [01:49]Is IAM for AI More Important Than AI for IAM? [02:12]Are Organisations Deploying AI Faster Than They Can Govern It? [02:36]Will the AI Agent Digital Workforce Lead to Mass Unemployment? [02:44]Are We Underestimating the Attack Surface Created by Thousands of Agents? [05:47]───────────────────────────────────── RESOURCES NHI Knowledge Centre: nhimg.org ───────────────────────────────────── From The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast #CyberSecurity #NonHumanIdentity #IAM #AIAgents #IdentitySecurity #AgenticAI #ZeroTrust #DigitalIdentity #NHI #MachineIdentity #IdentityGovernance #CISO

Identity security was built for a human world — but that world is changing fast. Henrique Teixeira, SVP of Strategy at Saviynt and former Gartner analyst, joins Mr. NHI to discuss what the last decade of breaches has taught us, why identity remains the common denominator in the attack chain, and why organisations need to rethink how they approach NHI and AI identity. The conversation also explores the growing technical debt around API keys, service accounts and OAuth tokens, why AI security has become an undefined "goo" of overlapping categories, and why organisations should build a broader identity programme covering humans, NHIs and AI agents. ───────────────────────────────────── WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Why traditional identity security was built primarily around humansWhy agentic AI security and NHI security aren't necessarily the same thingWhy AI agents may behave more like employees than softwareWhy organisations need to assume breach and focus on detection and recoveryHow decades of NHI technical debt are creating new attack opportunitiesWhy identity remains a common denominator throughout the attack chainWhy organisations should build one identity programme covering humans, NHIs and AI agentsWhy clear taxonomy matters in the increasingly confusing AI security marketHow runtime access control and intent-aware authorization could change AI securityWhat the Hugging Face incident teaches us about NHI risk───────────────────────────────────── KEY MOMENTS Introduction & Meet Henrique [00:00–03:11]Mr. NHI's Human Identity in the Hot Seat [03:11–09:42]Turning a Breach into a Case Study [09:42–14:35]Why Identity Is the Common Denominator in Every Attack [14:35–16:15]Why AI Security Has Become "Goo" [16:15–19:40]The NHI Technical Debt Problem [20:06–25:20]Building an Identity Programme for Humans, NHIs & AI [23:31–29:36]Saviynt's Zuma: Insights, Access & Governance [29:36–32:09]Runtime Authorization & Intent-Aware Access [32:10–34:23]The Hugging Face Lesson & Closing Advice [34:23–38:07]───────────────────────────────────── RESOURCES NHI Knowledge Centre: nhimg.orgSaviynt: saviynt.com ───────────────────────────────────── #cybersecurity #nonhumanidentity #iam #aiagents #agenticsecurity #agenticai #identitysecurity #zerotrust #digitalidentity #nhi #artificialintelligence #ai #ciso #machineidentity #Saviynt

What will the NHI and agentic AI security landscape look like over the next 24 months?In the final panel from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), industry leaders make predictions about where Non-Human Identity and agentic AI security are heading — and which identity and security controls may struggle as autonomous systems scale.The discussion explores autonomous agents, delegation chains, ephemeral identities, emerging attack paths, regulation, governance, shared signals and the growing need for visibility across agentic environments.Speakers:Lalit Choda — CEO & Founder, NHI Mgmt GroupAmir Ofek — Co-Founder & CEO, AizomeEve Maler — Founder, Venn FactoryJohn Yeoh — Chief Security Officer, CSAWhat You’ll Learn:• Where NHI and agentic AI security could go over the next 24 months• Which identity and security controls may break first as agents scale• How autonomous and ephemeral agents change identity lifecycle management• Why delegation chains and agent-to-agent interactions create new risks• How regulation and liability may evolve around AI systems• Why visibility and inventory are foundational to governing agentic environmentsChapters:00:00–03:58 — The Next 24 Months: What Comes Next?03:58–08:24 — How Agentic AI Changes the Security Landscape08:24–11:26 — New Attack Paths & Unpredictable Agent Behaviour11:26–14:26 — Which Identity Controls Break First?14:26–17:26 — Ephemeral Agents, Lifecycle & Delegation17:26–20:24 — The Key Controls for an Agentic World20:24–23:22 — Governance, Shared Signals & Visibility23:22–25:58 — The Road Ahead for NHI & Agentic AI SecurityThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together identity, IAM, cybersecurity and AI security leaders to explore how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are reshaping enterprise security.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #AIIdentity #IdentitySecurity #IAM #Cybersecurity #IDV2026

The NHI and agentic AI security market is growing quickly — but for security leaders, the question is no longer simply what products exist. It is how to evaluate them, implement them and prove their value.In this session from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), security leaders discuss the buyer’s perspective on evaluating NHI and agentic AI security solutions across discovery, enforcement, monitoring, governance, implementation and business value.The conversation explores how organizations can cut through market fragmentation, define their requirements, evaluate vendors and avoid buying technology that is difficult to implement or fails to address the problems that matter most.Speakers:Amit Masand — Founder & CEO, IDM ExpressMurad Dikeidek — Head of Cybersecurity, UI HealthSteven Rennick — Senior IT Architect, CienaWhat You’ll Learn:• What security buyers should evaluate before choosing an NHI or agentic AI security solution• Why discovery, enforcement and monitoring all matter• How to evaluate products against real business and security requirements• Why implementation and adoption can matter as much as product capabilities• How governance, accountability and cross-functional ownership affect buying decisions• What buyers should look for in emerging AI identity security platformsChapters:00:00–02:57 — The Buyer’s Dilemma02:57–06:01 — How Security Buyers Evaluate the Market06:01–09:57 — Measuring Product Value & Business Outcomes09:57–12:51 — Discovery, Enforcement & Monitoring12:51–15:57 — Governance, Committees & Implementation15:57–18:57 — Evaluating AI Identity Security Capabilities18:57–20:02 — Buying NHI & Agentic AI Security in the EnterpriseThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together identity, IAM, cybersecurity and AI security leaders to explore how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are reshaping enterprise security.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #AIIdentity #IdentitySecurity #IAM #Cybersecurity #IDV2026

AI agents need identity, access and authorization — but the standards and frameworks used to govern them are still evolving.In this session from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), identity and security experts examine the standards, protocols and frameworks emerging around agentic AI, including agent identity, OAuth, MCP, delegation, authorization, context and auditability.The discussion focuses on a practical challenge for enterprises: how to combine existing identity standards with emerging agentic protocols to control what AI agents are allowed to do and maintain visibility over their actions.Speakers:Dr Rogério Rondini — Senior Manager, PwCRahul Godha — Software Engineer, LinkedInNiv Goldenberg — Co-Founder & CPO, Linx SecurityDavid Goldschlag — Co-Founder & CEO, AembitWhat You’ll Learn:• How identity standards are evolving for AI agents• How to model agent identity, access and authorization• The role of OAuth, MCP, delegation tokens and transaction context• How multi-hop delegation changes authorization and auditability• Why centralized agent registration and discovery matter• How to scope, monitor and audit what agents and sub-agents are allowed to doChapters:00:00–03:58 — Governing AI: The Identity Standards Challenge03:58–08:58 — Modeling Agent Identity, Access & Authorization08:58–12:56 — MCP, OAuth & Emerging Agent Standards12:56–17:20 — Tool Calls, Policy Enforcement & Authorization17:20–21:04 — Agent Architecture, Gateways & Data Handling21:04–25:31 — Agent Registries, Context & Delegation25:31–30:42 — Multi-Hop Delegation & Permission Scoping30:42–35:24 — Transaction Integrity, Intent & Traceability35:24–41:22 — What Standards Can and Cannot SolveThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together identity, IAM, cybersecurity and AI security leaders to explore how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are reshaping enterprise security.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #AIIdentity #IdentitySecurity #IAM #Cybersecurity #IDV2026

AI agents are moving from experimentation into real enterprise environments. As they reason, act, delegate and interact with systems at machine speed, identity and security controls need to be built into the development lifecycle — not added after deployment.In this session from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), identity and cybersecurity leaders explore how to secure AI agents by design, from development and deployment through discovery, authorization, monitoring and ongoing governance.The discussion looks at rogue agent incidents, delegation chains, agent discovery, external AI agents, policy controls and the growing convergence between workforce, customer and Non-Human Identities.Speakers:Jesse Minor — Identity Security Expert, KPMGDavid Chan — Director of IAM, USCHenrique Teixeira — SVP of Strategy, SaviyntShashwat Sehgal — Founder & CEO, PO SecurityWhat You’ll Learn:• Why identity and security controls need to be built into the AI agent development lifecycle• How agent autonomy and delegation change traditional identity risk• Why agent discovery and inventory are foundational controls• How to manage internal, external and third-party AI agents• How policy, authorization, monitoring and managed environments can reduce agent risk• Why organizations need to prepare for the convergence of workforce, customer and agentic identitiesChapters:00:00–05:27 — Secure by Design: Why AI Agent Security Starts Early05:27–11:23 — Responding to Rogue AI Agent Incidents11:23–16:42 — Delegation, Agent Identity & New Attack Paths16:42–21:57 — Building Identity Controls into Agent Deployment21:57–24:58 — Discovery: Finding the Agents in Your Environment24:58–30:52 — Governing External & Third-Party AI Agents30:52–33:49 — High-Risk Use Cases & Impersonation33:49–38:06 — The Convergence of Workforce, Customer & Agentic IdentityThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together identity, IAM, cybersecurity and AI security leaders to explore how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are reshaping enterprise security.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #AIIdentity #IdentitySecurity #IAM #Cybersecurity #IDV2026

The CISO Imperative: Quantifying NHI & Agentic AI Risk for the Board | NHI & AI Identity Summit | IDV 2026Non-Human Identity (NHI) and agentic AI are creating a new identity and cybersecurity risk landscape — but how do CISOs explain that risk to the board, quantify the exposure, and secure the investment needed to act?In this session from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), experienced security leaders explore how organizations can translate NHI and agentic AI risk into board-level business conversations around risk, accountability, investment and governance.The discussion covers how CISOs can quantify NHI risk, communicate with boards and executives, build an identity strategy for agentic AI, establish governance and accountability, and move from simply discussing the problem to taking practical action.Speakers:Ross Sherman — Sr. Director Agentic AI, SailPointRenee Guttmann — Founder, CISOHiveTroy Wilkinson — Founder, Kyber TechnologyWhat You’ll Learn:• How to explain NHI and agentic AI risk to the board• How to quantify identity risk and translate it into business impact• Why visibility into AI agents and Non-Human Identities is becoming critical• How CISOs can build the business case for investment• Why organizations need to act before agentic AI becomes deeply embedded• How identity teams can establish governance, accountability and guardrails• Why discovery and inventory of AI agents and NHIs are now essential• How to build an identity control plane for an increasingly autonomous environment• Who should own AI governance across the organizationChapters:00:00–01:45 — The CISO Imperative01:45–04:10 — Meet the Panel04:10–07:40 — Why NHI & Agentic AI Risk Is Hard to Explain07:40–10:47 — Quantifying NHI Risk for the Board10:47–14:07 — Making the Business Case for AI Identity Security14:07–18:41 — Why Waiting Costs More Than Acting18:41–21:45 — Getting Identity Teams Started21:45–25:55 — Building the Identity Foundation25:55–28:12 — Who Owns AI?28:12–30:40 — AI Governance as a Shared Responsibility30:40–31:13 — Stop Admiring the ProblemThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together identity, IAM, cybersecurity and AI security leaders to examine how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are reshaping enterprise security.If you work in IAM, identity security, identity governance, NHI management, machine identity, AI security, cybersecurity, risk management or CISO leadership, this session provides a practical perspective on preparing the board and the organization for the next phase of identity risk.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #AIIdentity #IdentitySecurity #IAM #Cybersecurity #AIsecurity #IDV2026 #Identiverse2026

Where Traditional IAM Breaks: Rethinking Trust for Autonomous Identities | NHI & AI Identity Summit | IDV 2026Traditional IAM was built around identities that could be defined, governed and reviewed. But what happens when AI agents become autonomous, unpredictable and capable of acting at machine speed?In this session from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), identity and cybersecurity leaders explore where traditional Identity and Access Management (IAM) breaks down and how organizations need to rethink trust, access governance and identity security for autonomous AI agents.The panel explores the shift from static access and periodic reviews toward intent-driven access, dynamic governance, continuous authorization, least privilege, Zero Trust and identity posture management.Speakers:Elisa Abedrapo — Identity Services SM, EpsilonHomayun Yaqub — Advisory Services, Digital HandsItamar Apelblat — Co-Founder & CEO, Token SecurityAlexis Moyse — Co-Founder & CEO, Clarity SecurityWhat You’ll Learn:• Why traditional IAM struggles with autonomous AI agents• How AI agents create a fundamentally different identity class• Why access governance needs to move from permissions to intent• How dynamic governance and continuous authorization could reshape IAM• Whether least privilege, Zero Trust and just-in-time access still work at machine speed• Why identity posture, context and exposure are becoming critical• How organizations can prepare for autonomous and agentic AIChapters:00:00–01:53 — Where Traditional IAM Breaks01:53–03:12 — Meet the Panel03:12–05:34 — Why Traditional IAM Has Never Really Kept Up05:34–06:59 — AI Agents as a New Identity Class06:59–08:13 — From Access Governance to Intent08:13–10:15 — Intent-Driven Access & Dynamic Governance10:15–11:42 — The End of Periodic Access Reviews?11:42–14:25 — Least Privilege, JIT & Zero Standing Privilege14:25–15:55 — Making Identity Governance Dynamic15:55–18:52 — What Is the New Unit of Trust?18:52–20:19 — Protecting What AI Does20:19–23:38 — Is IAM Failing or Is Trust Changing?23:38–25:17 — Rethinking Static IAM for the AI Age25:17–27:42 — The Future of Identity Posture & Exposure27:42–28:50 — Practical Steps for AI Agent Security28:50–30:19 — Closing Thoughts: The New NHI RealityThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together identity, IAM, cybersecurity and AI security leaders to explore how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are changing enterprise identity and security.If you're working in IAM, identity security, identity governance, NHI management, machine identity, AI security, Zero Trust or cybersecurity, this session offers an important look at how trust and access need to evolve for autonomous systems.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #IdentitySecurity #IAM

The New NHI Risk Reality: When AI Agents Start Making Decisions | NHI & AI Identity Summit | IDV 2026AI agents are fundamentally changing the Non-Human Identity (NHI) risk landscape. As agents begin making decisions, accessing systems, invoking tools and acting on behalf of humans, traditional identity security and governance models are being challenged.In this session from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 (IDV 2026), identity and cybersecurity leaders explore the emerging risks around AI agents, NHI management, identity governance, authorization, accountability and autonomous decision-making.🎤 SpeakersShriram Santhanan — Chief Cyber Officer, Human ManagedAndrej Safundzic — Co-Founder & CEO, LumosDon D’Souza — Director of Cybersecurity, Fannie MaeAshay Raut — Principal Engineer, Amazon🔐 What You’ll Learn• How AI agents are changing the NHI risk landscape• Why traditional identity governance and least privilege may not be enough• The challenges of AI agent identity, ownership and accountability• How to manage agent-to-agent identity, delegation and authorization• Why logging, guardrails and context-aware authorization are critical• The role of emerging standards in securing AI agents• How identity teams can prepare for autonomous and agentic AI⏱️ Chapters00:00–01:54 — The New NHI Risk Reality01:54–03:42 — Meet the Panel03:42–05:30 — Is Agentic AI a New NHI Risk?05:30–06:39 — The Three Types of AI Agents06:39–08:15 — The NHI Visibility Gap08:15–09:15 — Where Identity Standards Fall Short09:15–10:48 — Least Agency & Bounded Context10:48–12:45 — Accountability for AI Agent Decisions12:45–16:18 — Are AI Agents Creating Overprivileged NHIs?16:18–18:51 — Ownership, Logging & Chain of Custody18:51–21:24 — The “Crunchy Shell, Soft Center” Problem21:24–22:06 — Identity in Regulated Environments22:06–24:00 — Trusting AI Agents With Access Decisions24:00–25:45 — Should AI Agent Autonomy Be Earned?25:45–27:36 — Identity for Autonomous & Spawning Agents27:36–29:03 — Pre-Tool & Post-Tool Authorization29:03–30:00 — AI Agent Identity Standards to Watch30:00–32:12 — Context Management & AI-Powered Access Reviews32:12–34:00 — What Identity Teams Need to Do NowThe NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026 brings together leaders across identity, cybersecurity, IAM and AI security to explore how Non-Human Identities and agentic AI are reshaping enterprise security.Subscribe for more sessions from the NHI & AI Identity Summit at IDV 2026.#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #IdentitySecurity #IDV2026

Lalit Choda — known across the identity security industry as Mr NHI — closes his opening remarks at the Non-Human & Agentic AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 with a rap about the very thing the summit exists to solve: securing non-human identities and agentic AI before organisations get caught out.It's not what you'd expect at a cybersecurity conference. That's the point.Lalit is the Founder & CEO of the Non-Human Identity Management Group and has spent 25 years running IAM, PAM, and NHI programs at global investment banks. He knows the space better than most — and he also knows that the industry needs to pay attention to NHI in a way it hasn't been.The Non-Human & Agentic AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 brought together over 20 practitioners, CISOs, founders, and researchers to tackle the hardest questions in NHI and agentic AI security. This is how it opened.🌐 nhimg.org | nhi-training.org🔔 Subscribe for full panel sessions, expert interviews, and the latest in NHI and agentic AI security#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #Identiverse2026 #Identiverse #IdentitySecurity #MrNHI #LalitChoda #CyberSecurity #IAM #PAM #AIAgents #AIIdentity #AISecurity #NHIManagementGroup #MachineIdentity #ServiceAccounts #SecretsManagement #ZeroTrust #CISO

Lalit Choda — Founder & CEO of the Non-Human Identity Management Group and the leading NHI voice in the industry, known globally as Mr NHI — opens the Non-Human & Agentic AI Identity Summit at Identiverse 2026 with a session that sets the tone for the entire day.With 25 years of hands-on practitioner experience running global IAM, PAM, and NHI programs at major investment banks, Lalit founded the NHI Management Group in 2024 to educate and evangelise about the risks and challenges of non-human identities — including agentic AI agents. In this opening, he makes the case for why 2026 is a defining year for the space, how dramatically the NHI and agentic AI landscape has already shifted, and what security teams, CISOs, and practitioners need to be thinking about right now.What's covered in this video:- Why the NHI and agentic AI threat landscape has changed faster than most organisations have been able to respond- A full walkthrough of the summit agenda and what each panel session will explore- And yes — Mr NHI closes it out with a rapSummit Panel Sessions:01 — The AI Era: A Dramatic Shift for the NHI Landscape02 — The New NHI Risk Reality: When AI Agents Start Making Decisions03 — Where Traditional IAM Breaks: Rethinking Trust for Autonomous Identities04 — The CISO Imperative: Quantifying NHI & Agentic AI Risk for the Board05 — Secure by Design: Baking Identity Controls into the AI Agent Development Lifecycle06 — Governing AI: Identity Standards & Frameworks for Agentic AI07 — The Buyer's Dilemma: Evaluating the NHI & Agentic AI Security Market08 — The Next 24 Months: Predictions on Where NHI & Agentic AI Security Goes NextThe Non-Human Identity Management Group is the premier authority in NHI education, training, research, and advisory — home to the most comprehensive NHI knowledge center in the world.🌐 nhimg.org | nhi-training.org🔔 Subscribe for full panel sessions, expert interviews, and the latest in NHI and agentic AI security#NHI #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #Identiverse2026 #Identiverse #IdentitySecurity #MrNHI #LalitChoda #CyberSecurity #IAM #PAM #AIAgents #AIIdentity #AISecurity #NHIManagementGroup #MachineIdentity #ServiceAccounts #SecretsManagement #ZeroTrust #CISO

As autonomous agents flood enterprise environments, most security teams are being caught off guard — and Diana Jovin, CMO of Teleport, wants to change the question security leaders are even asking. Recorded live at Black Hat, Diana takes on 10 rapid-fire questions on the identity and access challenges that agentic AI is forcing onto security teams. Rather than treat this as an IAM problem, she reframes it as an infrastructure one: a single identity layer where agents, humans, machines, and workloads can all interact securely. Are CISOs ready for a fleet of autonomous agents? Do AI agents behave like employees, like software, or like something else entirely? And will static, long-lived credentials survive the next five years? Diana's answers push back on the framing as often as they answer it — and she's clear about what has to disappear from your environment first. 🔑 Key Takeaways: Agent security is an infrastructure question, not an IAM one — the aim is a unified layer where agents, humans, machines, and workloads interact securely AI agents are neither employees nor software — they act fast and autonomously, so controls must map to how they actually behave, not to old categories Static credentials and standing privileges have to go — agents can discover and exploit them, so a zero-trust foundation comes first Background checks don't disappear, they get inherited — every agent needs a delegated, cryptographically-backed identity with attestation back to its origin NHI is a subset, not a synonym — vocabulary matters, and "non-human identity" means different things to different people #CyberSecurity #Teleport #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #IdentitySecurity #IAM #ZeroTrust #NHI #AIAgents #MachineIdentity

As autonomous agents flood enterprise environments, most security teams are being caught off guard — and Howard Ting, CEO of Opal Security, is not mincing words about it.Recorded live at Black Hat, Howard takes on 10 rapid-fire questions on the identity and access management challenges that agentic AI is forcing onto security leaders. From the death of static credentials to the convergence of PAM and IGA, this conversation cuts straight to what organisations need to rethink — fast.Are CISOs truly ready for a fleet of autonomous agents? Should AI agents behave under the same trust frameworks as humans? And will long-lived credentials survive the next five years?Howard's answers are direct, confident, and in some cases — definitive.🔑 Key Takeaways:IAM for AI and AI for IAM are inseparable — you cannot have one without the otherStatic, long-lived credentials have no place in an agentic world — least privilege at the task level is the only acceptable standardPAM and IGA are converging, and organisations still treating them as separate categories are already behindAI agents are ephemeral by nature — traditional trust and background check models simply don't apply#CyberSecurity #OpalSecurity #NonHumanIdentity #AgenticAI #IdentitySecurity #IAM #PAM #ZeroTrust #NHI #AIAgents