Securing Non-Human Identities: Balancing Security and Productivity

Modern enterprises don’t just manage human identities anymore. From cloud workloads and service accounts to Agentic AI and automation scripts, non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human users in most organizations. Yet, security teams face a paradox: while they’re responsible for securing NHIs, these identities are often created and managed by DevOps and development teams. This disconnect can lead to unchecked credential sprawl, privilege mismanagement, and security blind spots.

In this interactive session with the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA), we’ll break down what non-human identities are, why they matter, and the risks they introduce. More importantly, we’ll explore how security teams can move from reactive gatekeepers to proactive enablers—helping DevOps teams work more efficiently while reducing risk. Our experts will share practical strategies for securing NHIs without adding friction, covering workload authentication, API access, and secrets management.

Whether you’re struggling with visibility into non-human identities or looking to implement scalable security controls, this discussion will equip you with actionable insights to align security and DevOps, strengthening your overall identity security strategy.

Attendees Will Learn:

What NHIs are and why they matter.
How to bridge the Security-DevOps gap.
Practical NHI security strategies.

Who Should Attend:

Security Professionals
DevOps Practitioners
DevSecOps Practitioners
Identity Management Professionals

The Panelists

Apurva Davé

Chief Marketing Officer, Aembit

Apurva runs strategy and marketing at Aembit. He pioneers the NHI and Workload IAM markets, with a focus on creating proactive approaches instead of the standard detect-and-respond security model. Apurva’s history is rich with opening new markets and growing massive ones: Riverbed (early days to IPO), Jut (founder), Sysdig (seed to unicorn), and Google Cloud Security (3x’d team and revenue). He holds a computer science degree from Brown University and an MBA from UC Berkeley.