Machine identities now outnumber humans across modern enterprises, yet they remain one of the most underprotected assets in cybersecurity. In this episode, we break down why securing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) from API tokens to service accounts, is not just a technical necessity, but an enterprise financial imperative.

Drawing on real-world breaches at CircleCI and Okta, we explore how compromised machine credentials lead to multi-million dollar recovery costs and regulatory penalties under frameworks like GDPR and NIS2. The conversation shifts from risk to return, revealing how proactive investment in identity-first controls can reduce exposure, streamline compliance, and boost developer velocity.

The takeaway: securing NHIs isn’t just good security—it’s good business.

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