RESEARCH REPORT

2026 Identity Security Landscape

Machine identities outnumber humans 109:1. Learn how 2,900+ leaders are responding.

As we move through 2026, the boundaries of the human workforce have disappeared. While identity is scaling at machine speed, our tools are lagging behind. To understand how the world’s most resilient organizations are adapting, we surveyed 2,900+ cybersecurity decision-makers worldwide.

This year’s Identity Security Landscape reveals a world expanding faster than the tools we rely on to govern it.

Key findings include:

  • The breach reality: 9 out of 10 organizations faced a successful identity-related breach in the last 12 months.

  • The species shift: Machine identities, including AI agents, now outnumber human identities 109:1.

  • The coverage gap: 96% of respondents report that human identities operate with access far beyond what is required for their roles.

  • The fragmentation tax: Disconnected identity silos are slowing incident response, adding an average of 12 hours per identity-related incident.

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