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When most people think about Identity and Access Management (IAM), they picture employees logging into systems. But in reality, the majority of access requests today come from non-human identities such as service accounts, automation scripts, containers, bots and APIs. These identities power modern infrastructure. They deploy code, manage resources, sync data and trigger processes. While they are essential, they also contribute to a massive attack surface that continues to grow.

Omdia, a global analyst and advisory leader, recently released a report called “How Extended Access Management (XAM) closes the gaps in security.” In it, they describe how existing tools have failed to address the most serious security challenges: application sprawl, device sprawl, and identity sprawl.