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Breaking down the trade-offs between API integration and proxy gateways for modern access management The way organizations manage access has fundamentally shifted. In the past, infrastructure was mostly static—centralized data centers, long-lived servers, and predictable traffic patterns. You could rely on VPNs, firewalls, and a fixed set of roles in your identity provider. Access paths were clear, and change was infrequent. But that’s no longer the case.

How context‑aware, short‑lived roles eliminate privilege sprawl and accelerate secure engineering without overburdening admins Access management for remote resources has come a long way from VPNs and bastion hosts. The rise of cloud platforms, microservices and remote workforces has driven a shift toward Cloud-native security controls that integrate directly with AWS, Azure, GCP and Kubernetes.

New details are emerging about a wave of intrusions into Amazon Web Services environments. Attackers are reportedly weaponizing AWS IAM, using it to validate stolen credentials and turn identity controls into a springboard for in-cloud abuse. According to new research from Fortinent, attackers are leveraging the open source TruffleHog tool to automate testing of stolen AWS credentials in what they are calling the TruffleNet infrastructure.

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Learn how GitGuardian supports expanding privileged access management to include non-human identities and improve secrets management across your infrastructure and vaults.

AI is rewriting the rules of privileged access, but the rise of AI agents is creating a governance crisis. Threats like credential stuffing and privilege escalation are now accelerated by autonomous systems moving faster than humans can react. 82% of companies deploy autonomous AI agents, but 23% of IT teams admit those bots have already been tricked into revealing credentials—and fewer than half have guardrails in place. In modern infrastructure, machine identities now outnumber humans 80:1.

This article has been authored by Cynthia Yang and Sorabh Chopra. As cyber threats evolve, traditional credential management falls short. A mature identity and access management (IAM) framework is essential to secure digital identities and reduce risk.

Identity is now the most common entry point for attackers. In cloud-native environments, thousands of microservices, containers, and agents request credentials every day, and each one represents a potential weakness. The imbalance between human and non-human identities (NHIs) is growing, but many organizations still devote the bulk of their identity and access governance (IGA) efforts to the former.

What if one unauthorized access attempt ended up costing your bank millions? That’s exactly what happened to TransUnion in 2025, when hackers stole the personal data of 4.4 million people by abusing privileged credentials. This breach illustrates a harsh reality: privileged accounts are among the top targets for attackers, and data breaches in financial institutions are among the most costly across all industries.