Security News > 2021 > February > Why non-human workers can increase security issues in your business
Most organizations don't give the same thought and attention to their non-human workers, such as bots, RPAs and service accounts, as they do human workers and identity lifecycles.
Pignolet does not have a problem with non-human workers; his concern is the lack of identity management regarding non-human workers and the increasing number of cyberattacks and data breaches caused by subverting the access privileges given to non-human workers.
In order to manage the identities of non-human workers effectively and safeguard organizations against the potential risks they pose, an organization needs to take an end-to-end identity-management approach, Pignolet said.
"This record becomes a unifying source for managing and monitoring the lifecycle of non-human workers and reduces the risk of human errors, security gaps and compliance issues."
As organizations increasingly rely on non-human workers to perform vital functions within their businesses, they must account for the identity lifecycle of non-human workers or risk opening a door cybercriminals will use to their advantage.
Pignolet concluded: "Treating non-human workers like their human counterparts avoids security risks, compliance issues, and a litany of other operational-efficiency problems."