Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT problem. It’s an Engineering problem. In his second prediction for the year, Ev argues that the traditional IT model is shifting, and the role of engineers is expanding. Traditionally, securing infrastructure belonged to the IT department. The rise of AI identities adds a layer of complexity that traditional IT tools just weren't built for. As Ev explains in this clip, if you want to protect your system from misbehaving AI, you need the people who built the system in the first place.

In his first prediction for 2026, Ev explains why that strategy is about to fail. We used to let microservices run anonymously because we had bigger fires to fight. But when all software becomes autonomous AI, anonymity is a risk you can't afford. If your software behaves like a human, why separate it from your human identity strategy? The future isn't "NHI." It's a Unified Identity Layer where humans and non-humans are managed as equals.

According to our CEO @Ev Kontsevoy, this isn't a "nice to have" anymore."It will be required if you don't want to fail." For the last two years, most companies have treated AI as an experiment. But as Ev explains in this clip, 2026 is the year AI graduates from the labs and enters production. This shift changes the requirements for everything – from how we secure identity, to who we hire. To help you navigate this transition, we’re breaking down Ev’s 2026 Cybersecurity Predictions.

Kubernetes is powerful — but let’s be honest, managing access and identities across users, clusters, kubectl sessions, RBAC rules, CI/CD pipelines, and AI agents can feel like wandering through a corn maze in the dark. Static kubeconfigs, sprawling IAM roles, and long-lived credentials are the cobwebs and skeletons cluttering your path to secure, scalable infrastructure.

In this video, we explore how Teleport Zero Trust Access replaces outdated VPNs and static credentials with a modern, identity-based approach to secure infrastructure access. See how Teleport unifies access across servers, Kubernetes, databases, and cloud environments, all powered by short-lived, certificate-based credentials that eliminate passwords, reduce risk, and streamline engineering workflows.

In this video, we’ll look at how Teleport Machine & Workload Identity secures CI/CD pipelines, microservices, IaC configurations, AI Agents, and more, by treating machines and workloads as first-class identities with short-lived certificates, policy-driven access, and full audit, no static secrets.

Identity Governance is a Teleport product that extends the platform’s out-of-the-box RBAC with tools to reduce standing privileges, enforce compliance, and shrink your attack surface. In this video, we’ll look at four key features of Identity Governance, each with a practical use case.

In complex environments, identity risk often hides in plain sight - inherited permissions, over-privileged accounts, and scattered audit logs across systems. Teleport Identity Security is a Teleport product that unifies data across systems and provides the tooling to view and investigate access risks faster.

Traditional Privileged Access Management (PAM) tools rely on static passwords, long-lived SSH keys, and endless manual approvals. In today’s cloud-native, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, legacy PAM creates bottlenecks — slowing engineers down and leaving your infrastructure exposed. In this video, we break down: If you’re searching for PAM alternatives, passwordless privileged access, or a modern approach to identity-based security, this video will show you how vault-free PAM can replace outdated solutions.

Modern infrastructure is dynamic, ephemeral, and complex, with new technology (such as agentic AI) constantly being added. However, disjointed and unsecured AI and human identities introduce risk through social engineering, credential theft, and prompt hacking, as well as complexity and toil for engineering teams.