The Ultimate Guide to Machine identity
A curated Australian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Machine identity.
What to know about Machine identity
Machine identity is the foundation of trust between the countless non-human actors now powering modern IT – from servers, containers, APIs and IoT devices to AI agents and automated workflows. This tag explores how cryptographic keys, certificates and credentials function as “digital passports” for machines, and why securing them is just as critical as protecting human usernames and passwords.
Stories here track the rapid growth of machine and AI identities, the shift to short-lived TLS certificates, and the mounting risks from exposed keys, code-signing abuse and long-lived credentials. You’ll find research on dark web certificate marketplaces, real-world outages caused by legacy PKI, and reports revealing how often machine identities are unmanaged, over-privileged or completely invisible to security teams.
The coverage highlights how vendors, standards bodies and enterprises are responding: from certificate lifecycle management and machine identity control planes to new tools for governing AI agents at runtime. It examines partnerships, product launches and market trends around PKI, HSMs, service mesh security, Kubernetes, cloud-native environments and identity-first security architectures where machines now outnumber humans.
For security leaders, architects and DevOps teams, this tag offers a concise way to stay ahead of emerging threats and best practices in machine identity management. Reading these articles will help you understand where your organisation is most exposed, how automation and policy can prevent outages and breaches, and why identity – human and machine – is fast becoming the ultimate control point in an AI-driven world.
Australian Machine identity News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
AI rollout sees Australia ease identity security checks
Australian firms are easing digital identity checks to speed AI rollouts, even as doubts grow over governing non-human access and risk.
AI agents are joining the public service - who's governing them?
AI agents are transforming Australia's public service, but weak identity security leaves sensitive citizen data exposed to unseen risks.
AI, identity & physical security raise data stakes
AI adoption, machine identities and physical security systems are driving board-level privacy scrutiny for Australian organisations.
SailPoint boosts Identity Security Cloud with expanded AI controls
SailPoint enhances Identity Security Cloud with AI-driven controls for human, machine and non-employee identities, boosting risk management and compliance.
SailPoint enhances identity & data security with AI-driven tools
SailPoint unveils AI-powered platform updates to unify identity, data, and security, enhancing governance and threat response in complex digital environments.
Australian leaders see AI as risk & opportunity, identity gaps grow
More than half of Australian IT leaders see AI as both an opportunity and risk, but only 20% have strategies for securing digital and machine identities.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Machine identity
BeyondTrust named leader in KuppingerCole PAM report
AI, regulation & quantum top Gartner cyber trends for 2026
DigiCert named IDC MarketScape leader in CLM market
BeyondTrust appoints Felix Gaehtgens as Vice President of Product Strategy
CyberArk named leader in Forrester Wave report for PIM 2025
Featured News
Expert Columns
Why runtime identity is emerging as the next cybersecurity imperative
Don't be fooled: The SaaS label that's misleading your security team
From 398 to 200 Days: Understanding the TLS Certificate Lifespan Reduction
AI agents are joining the public service - who's governing them?
Why digital identity is the new perimeter in a zero-trust world
The new rules of digital identity in ANZ: KYC & AML trends for 2026
2026: Resilience, the new foundation of cybersecurity
Automation vital as TLS certificate lifespans shrink
2026 Predictions: The year identity becomes the ultimate control point for an autonomous world
The Identity Epidemic: Why your business's digital front door is under siege
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Machine identity News
Ping Identity adds controls for AI agents in businesses
Businesses adopting AI agents face new security and accountability risks as Ping Identity extends access controls, auditability and governance.
Infoblox & GoDaddy back open standards for AI agents
Greater scrutiny of autonomous software is pushing firms towards open web standards that let users verify AI agents and trust their connections.
DigiCert launches AI Trust architecture for agents
Businesses face rising risks from unverified agents, tampered models and synthetic media as DigiCert adds cryptographic controls across its platform.
Ping Identity warns of AI agent authorisation risks
Enterprises face growing breach and compliance risks as autonomous software bypasses static access controls and acts across systems without oversight.
EY names 1Kosmos chief executive officer finalist for award
The shortlist spot highlights 1Kosmos's push into AI-era identity checks as it scales passwordless authentication for regulated industries worldwide.
Exabeam widens AI agent monitoring for Google tools
Security teams gain deeper visibility into AI agent behaviour as Exabeam extends monitoring across Google Cloud tools and workflows.
Check Point teams with Google Cloud on AI agent security
Enterprises using autonomous AI agents could get tighter controls as the tie-up adds governance and live monitoring to Google Cloud deployments.
Silverfort & SentinelOne unite on AI identity security
Security teams will gain runtime controls as the pair target fast-moving attacks on human and machine identities in AI workplaces.
Chainguard & Cursor tackle AI code supply chain risks
AI coding agents are increasing supply chain risk, prompting new controls to verify third-party dependencies before they reach production.
Unknown AI agents plague 82% of enterprises, survey finds
Gaps in visibility are leaving firms exposed, with most finding hidden AI agents in their systems and many suffering incidents.
Cloudflare Mesh links AI agents to private networks
Businesses using AI agents can now keep private services off the public internet as Cloudflare Mesh connects them to internal systems in minutes.
Permiso launches sandbox for AI agent skill security
Malicious downloads can now be caught at runtime, as the new tool records hidden network calls and file writes before deployment.
Portnox wins third SC Award for authentication technology
The win underscores growing demand for cloud-based access controls as firms try to secure employees, devices, machines and AI systems.
AI agents blur human access lines in enterprise systems
Most firms cannot tell AI agent activity from human use, leaving access controls strained as autonomous software spreads across production systems.
Oasis raises USD $120 million for AI access control
Oasis raises USD $120 million to expand its AI-first access control platform for non-human identities across large enterprises.
Token Security unveils intent-based AI agent controls
Token Security launches intent-based controls to govern AI agents' access by purpose, aiming to curb over-privileged, autonomous system behaviour.
SailPoint launches Shadow AI tool to rein in staff use
SailPoint debuts Shadow AI Remediation to monitor and block risky staff use of unsanctioned generative AI tools in real time.
SailPoint & AWS ally on AI agent identity governance
SailPoint strikes multi-year AWS deal to govern fast-growing AI agent identities with unified controls across human and machine access.
SailPoint, AWS forge identity governance pact for AI
SailPoint and AWS strike multi-year deal to build unified identity governance for human and AI agents as cloud workloads grow.