Applying the IDEAL Framework to NHI Security
The silent risk: How non-human identities open the door to cyber threats
Lightweight deployment and maintenance
Deploy solutions that enhance NHI security without causing disruptions or adding to your team’s workload. Solutions that can continuously and automatically update your NHI inventory will make the biggest impact on your overall NHI security posture.
Analyze and act on all NHI activity
NHIs tend to have a very clear, predictable pattern of behavior. Mapping this behavior, along with their destinations, sources, privilege levels and security posture will establish a baseline. Flag any deviations from this baseline and implement automated, real-time responses.
Enforce security controls
While NHIs cannot be protected in the same way as human users (with, for example, MFA), virtual fencing can be used to block suspected malicious access, and eliminating excess privileges can make it much harder for attackers to use them for nefarious means.
Discover and classify all NHIs
You can’t protect what you can't see. Identify all NHIs across cloud workloads, SaaS apps, AD and all other IdPs and categorize them based on risk and function. Connect every NHI to their human counterparts for full visibility and lifecycle management.
Integrate with all IdPs: on-prem AND cloud
Connect to all identity providers—on-prem and cloud—to capture authentication and access attempts, ensuring comprehensive monitoring of NHIs across your entire hybrid environment.
Yesterday’s solutions cannot solve today’s problems. As the need for effective NHI security grows more urgent—and the sheer scale of the problem continues to escalate—it’s time for businesses to demand more of their identity security.
To systematically address NHI security challenges, we suggest taking the IDEAL identity security approach. If you want an in-depth look at this approach, check out the expertly authored Identity Security Playbook.
How to secure your non-human identities
Lightweight deployment and maintenance
Deploy solutions that enhance NHI security without causing disruptions or adding to your team’s workload. Solutions that can continuously and automatically update your NHI inventory will make the biggest impact on your overall NHI security posture.
Analyze and act on all NHI activity
NHIs tend to have a very clear, predictable pattern of behavior. Mapping this behavior, along with their destinations, sources, privilege levels and security posture will establish a baseline. Flag any deviations from this baseline and implement automated, real-time responses.
Enforce security controls
While NHIs cannot be protected in the same way as human users (with, for example, MFA), virtual fencing can be used to block suspected malicious access, and eliminating excess privileges can make it much harder for attackers to use them for nefarious means.
Discover and classify all NHIs
You can’t protect what you can't see. Identify all NHIs across cloud workloads, SaaS apps, AD and all other IdPs and categorize them based on risk and function. Connect every NHI to their human counterparts for full visibility and lifecycle management.
Integrate with all IdPs: on-prem AND cloud
Connect to all identity providers—on-prem and cloud—to capture authentication and access attempts, ensuring comprehensive monitoring of NHIs across your entire hybrid environment.
The silent risk: How non-human identities open the door to cyber threats
Yesterday’s solutions cannot solve today’s problems. As the need for effective NHI security grows more urgent—and the sheer scale of the problem continues to escalate—it’s time for businesses to demand more of their identity security.
To systematically address NHI security challenges, we suggest taking the IDEAL identity security approach. If you want an in-depth look at this approach, check out the expertly authored Identity Security Playbook.
How to secure your non-human identities