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Introduction
As organizations continue their digital transformation, non-human identities (NHIs)such as service accounts, API keys, bots, and machine identities—have exploded in number. These identities power automation, integrations, and cloud workloads, yet they often lack proper security oversight.
The OWASP Top 10 for Non-Human Identity (NHI) highlights the key risks associated with these identities, exposing how attackers exploit misconfigurations, excessive permissions, and orphaned accounts.
In this post, we’ll briefly explore these top threats, deep dive into Lack of Lifecycle Management for NHIs, and discuss how CloudNuro helps organizations gain control over non-human identities.
OWASP Top 10 for Non-Human Identity
The OWASP Top 10 for NHIs categorizes the most critical security risks that organizations face when managing machine identities. Here’s a quick look at the top threats:
Among these, Lack of Lifecycle Management for NHIs is one of the most overlooked yet critical threats. Let’s explore why this risk matters.
The Risk of Poor Lifecycle Management for Non-Human Identities
NHIs often lack proper lifecycle management, meaning they are created but rarely monitored, rotated, or decommissioned. This results in orphaned accounts, excessive permissions, and long-lived credentials, making it easier for attackers to exploit them.
Why This Matters
Example: A security audit in a large enterprise found that over 60% of service accounts were unused but still had active privileges.
Example: A misconfigured automation script in a cloud environment had admin-level access, which an attacker used to delete and modify infrastructure.
Example: In 2022, GitHub accidentally exposed internal API tokens, which could have been used by attackers if not quickly revoked.
How CloudNuro Solves NHI Lifecycle Challenges
Our product is designed to detect, categorize, and manage non-human identities, addressing the critical challenge of Lifecycle Management for NHIs. Here’s how:
1. Detects Orphaned NHIs and Reduces Risk
2. Categorizes Human vs. Non-Human Identities
3. Enforces Lifecycle Policies & Automates Decommissioning
Conclusion: Securing Non-Human Identities is Critical
The rapid growth of machine identities and automation has created a massive security challenge—unmanaged NHIs are a ticking time bomb. Attackers target orphaned accounts, long-lived credentials, and overprivileged NHIs to gain unauthorized access.
CloudNuro eliminates these risks by automating lifecycle management and ensuring NHIs are continuously monitored and decommissioned when no longer needed.
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