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Within the average enterprise, non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber employees, contractors, and customers by anything between 10-to-1 and 92-to-1. Add to this the fragmentation of human identity management resulting from authorizing a single person’s access to multiple on-premises, cloud computing and hybrid environments, and enterprise identity and access management (IAM) becomes extremely challenging.

Ephemeral accounts are temporary, high-privilege accounts created for short-term use. They’re a convenient way to get quick, temporary access to systems, data or applications for one-off tasks. Need temporary admin rights for a few minutes? Just create an ephemeral account, complete your task and move on. But behind the convenience of these temporary credentials loom serious security threats.

The management of non-human identities (NHI) presents unique challenges that many identity and access management professionals are still learning to navigate. Service accounts, provisioned accounts, and automated system credentials require governance approaches that differ significantly from traditional user management.

The NIS2 Directive (NIS2) is now in effect, but some organizations still haven’t taken action – risking a sharp reckoning as the directive marks a major shift in compliance requirements. Compared to other cybersecurity legislation, NIS2 is less about ticking compliance boxes and more of a ground-up rethink of an organization’s entire security posture, especially when it comes to privileged access. We’ve seen this before with GDPR.

Microsoft Teams has become the standard tool for digital collaboration in companies, public institutions and organizations alike. The platform offers all the functions modern teams need: Chat, meetings, file storage, project collaboration and more – fundamentally changing the way we work together across states and countries. But despite all the enthusiasm, Teams is not without its drawbacks – especially when used without proper control.