eBooks:Credential sprawl: how AI increases the risks

The proliferation of unmanaged passwords and secrets is known as “credential sprawl,” and attackers are eager to exploit it. This ebook explores why this issue is becoming more urgent in the age of AI, and how to manage the risks.

You’ll learn:

• What factors have contributed to the sprawl of credentials, including passwords and developer secrets.

• How the unmanaged use of AI apps and agents accelerates the rate and risks of credential sprawl.

• Tools and tactics to manage credential sprawl without compromising productivity.

Traditional identity security tools were designed for human behavior, with interactive logins, session-based authentication, and clearly defined privilege tiers. They were not designed to govern autonomous software identities that scale and authenticate programmatically without supervision.