Non-Human Identities - The Silent Risk in Cloud Security
Non-Human Identities - The Silent Risk in Cloud Security  
Podcast: The Non-Human & AI Identity Podcast
Published On: Tue Aug 26 2025
Description: Lalit Choda (Mr NHI), founder of the Non-Human Identity Management Group, joins Nauman Mustafa for an episode of Access Granted by Britive, where they explore how and why Non-Human Identities have become a significant security risk and what organizations can do to address them. Key discussion topics include: What’s considered an NHI? Examples include API keys, service accounts, automations, and more. How static credentials, secrets sprawl, and stale accounts create vulnerabilities and increase the attack surface. Practical steps for organizations, including scanning repos for hard-coded credentials, cycling tokens, and creating a full NHI inventory. The importance of Zero Standing Privileges (ZSP) and just-in-time (JIT) access to securing NHIs without impeding developer agility. The intersection of AI, NHIs, and security – and balancing innovation with robust protection For more great content on Non-Human Identities, go to our portal ⁠https://nhimg.org/⁠, where we have the most comprehensive knowledge centre on Non-Human / Machine Identities, including Research, White Papers, Breaches, Discussion Forum, Blogs and Products that support the risk management of NHIs.