Machine identities outnumber human identities 107:1 in Singapore

With machine identities outnumbering human identities 109:1 globally, Palo Alto Networks has unveiled Idira to help organizations with better identity security management.

Palo Alto Networks has unveiled Idira, a next-generation identity security platform to discover, control and govern all identities, eliminating the silos that have left the modern enterprise exposed. The new solution comes following the closing of the CyberArk acquisition and is now available as a significant upgrade for existing CyberArk customers and the industry as well.

According to Palo Alto Networks’ 2026 Identity Security Landscape Report, 9 out of 10 organizations faced a successful identity-related breach in the last 12 months. The report also revealed that machine identities, including AI agents, now outnumber human identities 109:1.

In Singapore, machine identities now outnumber human identities by 107:1. 90% of organizations in Singapore also experienced a successful identity-related breach in the last 12 months. The rise of agentic workforce is also a key factor to enhance identity security with 89% of organizations in Singapore expecting their AI agent identities to grow over the next 12 months.

For Teck Wee Lim, Area VP Sales, ASEAN at Palo Alto Networks, with 90% of organizations reporting an identity-related breach in the last year, it is clear that the threat landscape is evolving faster than most can govern it.

“In this environment, the security mandate must shift; it is no longer enough to simply verify a login. The priority is to ensure, in real time, that the chain of trust has not drifted and that every access request makes sense for the task at hand,” Lim said.

In order to stay ahead and be able to deal with increasing cybersecurity threats, Lim stated that leaders will have to stop treating visibility as the finish line.

“The end goal is to close the loop between detection and enforcement. By mapping our agentic workflows, moving to time-bound access, removing the silos, and automating the identity lifecycle, leaders can ensure that security moves at the same speed as the systems it protects,” he added.

Closing the gap with Idira

The launch of Idira comes at a time where its imperative for organizations to have better visibility on both human and machine identities. And this specifically goes to privileged access management (PAM). With machine and AI identities now outnumbering humans 109 to 1, 61% of privileged access requests are fulfilled with standing privilege rather than on-demand, leaving the enterprise even more vulnerable to identity threats.

As a new standard for modern PAM, Idira eliminates standing privileges and extends dynamic privilege controls to all users by democratizes privilege access to help ensure that all identities are secured, not just managed. The platform delivers these capabilities through AI-driven visibility, dynamic controls and governance.

According to Peretz Regev, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Idira, Palo Alto Networks, with adversaries now logging in rather than breaking in, every identity has become a target.

“Idira transforms how enterprises secure this critical asset by evolving beyond traditional PAM and integrating machine identity security to deliver comprehensive agentic identity protection. By combining the deep expertise of the industry’s original PAM pioneers with the unparalleled scale and speed of Palo Alto Networks, we are providing leaders with the precision and control necessary to govern the entire identity landscape and secure the future of innovation,” he said.

Taking a deeper look at Idira, it secures all identities for the AI enterprise, helping organizations to discover identity risk, control every privilege and automate governance. Existing CyberArk customers will also be able to access Idira for modern PAM and better workforce access.