A new workforce is rapidly emerging inside modern organisations. Invisible, autonomous and often unmanaged, Non-Human Identities are becoming critical to operations while introducing entirely new security risks.
Non-Human Identities are becoming one of the fastest growing risks in modern IT environments. Applications, automation, AI agents, pipelines and service accounts are multiplying rapidly and in many organisations already outnumber human users. Yet these identities are often created without clear governance, ownership or consistent security controls.
As a result, organisations struggle with fundamental questions: who owns these identities, what systems depend on them, and what happens if one is compromised or misused? Without proper visibility and control, NHIs can quietly become one of the most critical attack surfaces in the organisation.
At the same time, a new invisible workforce is emerging. Where organisations have matured Human Identity and Access Management over the past decades, Non-Human Identities have grown largely unmanaged. From traditional service accounts and API keys to modern environments with containers, CI/CD pipelines, RPA bots, tokens and certificates, complexity has increased rapidly. With the rise of AI agents, this challenge is accelerating even further.
Non-Human Identities are growing explosively. Many organisations lack visibility, ownership and structured governance. Developer speed and autonomy often outpace security controls, resulting in fragmented lifecycle management and increased risk.
Key challenges include limited visibility, unclear ownership, lack of recertification, inconsistent naming and the absence of a central governance model. This becomes even more critical with the rapid adoption of AI. Organisations are moving from zero to thousands of AI agents in a short time, introducing autonomous and unpredictable behaviour with access to sensitive systems.
Without action, these identities can become a direct entry point for attackers.
To help organisations regain control, Booleans developed the 90-day NHI Governance Sprint. Executed by senior consultants, this focused program turns the abstract risk of non-human identities into concrete control.
Within 90 days, we establish a governance framework and operational dashboard for a selected identity type, such as AI Agents. The sprint is structured in three phases to ensure every identity becomes visible, owned and securely managed.
We map non-human identities across your environment to identify key risks. Identities are classified and every unattended identity is assigned a human owner to ensure accountability and governance.
We implement policy-as-code and define clear guardrails. A critical part is testing “kill-switch” scenarios, ensuring access can be revoked immediately without disrupting business operations.
We centralise telemetry into a dashboard to monitor identity behaviour and security posture. This provides continuous insight and a board-ready view of control and compliance.
Non-Human Identities are rapidly becoming one of the largest and least visible identity risks in modern organisations. The Booleans 90-day NHI Governance Sprint helps you bring clarity, ownership and control to this growing landscape. Contact Booleans and raise it in your organization and you have made the 1st step towards control.
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