Cybersecurity statistics / Machine Identity

33.1% of organizations consider non-human identities to be a material risk

Publisher	Lumos
Report	AI, Automation, and Risk in 2026: Identity at a Breaking Point
Published	24 February 2026
Topics	Machine Identity, Risk Assessment, Non-Human Identities

Published by Lumos in AI, Automation, and Risk in 2026: Identity at a Breaking Point, 24 February 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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