2026 Identity Security Landscape: Managing the 109:1 Ratio

Identity is expanding faster than the tools built to govern it. The 2026 Identity Security Landscape, based on insights from 2,900+ cybersecurity leaders, reveals a world where machine identities outnumber humans 109:1. This species shift — driven by an 85% surge in AI agents — has created a "fragmentation tax" that delays incident response by an average of 12 hours. With 90% of organizations suffering identity-related breaches in the last year,1 the transition to AI-driven platformization is no longer optional. Download the full report to discover how to bring the agentic workforce into the light, eliminate standing privilege with just-in-time enforcement, and collapse the silos that stall your SOC.

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