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C1's Field CISO on the ADAPT phase — the one honest executive meeting that starts an agentic AI program, the failure graveyard worth naming out loud, the permanent tension between control and reuse, and the four written outputs including kill criteria for the program itself.
We talked to nearly 500 identity security pros across the US to uncover the trends, challenges, and opportunities defining the future of identity security. What did we learn? Identity security is evolving faster than ever—and security leaders are keeping up, embracing new technologies and taking measured risks to move their organizations and the industry forward.
We're at a pivotal moment for identity security. AI agents are no longer the future—they're here, already reshaping how businesses operate.
82% of organizations experienced at least one identity-based attack in the past 12 months, up from 77% last year, and 84% of respondents reported their IAM budgets are increasing as well.
77% of respondents cited security as a top priority—higher than achieving compliance or improving productivity
93% of respondents consider NHI-related risks urgent, with 42% claiming NHI security is a higher priority for them than human identity security.
Dive deeper into the data to learn how AI is changing identity, how teams are responding to more frequent and sophisticated attacks, and how today’s leaders are navigating the present and rapidly-approaching future of identity security.
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