Cybersecurity statistics / Credential Management
| Publisher | Akeyless |
| Report | 2026 State of AI Agent Identity Security |
| Published | 12 May 2026 |
| Topics | Credential Management, Identity Security, AI Agents, Access Control, AI Risk |
Published by Akeyless in 2026 State of AI Agent Identity Security, 12 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.
12 sources answer what share of organisations have an ai governance policy in place. They report between 18% and 44%, with a median of 36.5%.
See all 12 sources| 23% of North American organizations with OT environments review vendor credentials monthly or more frequently. Secomea, 25/07/2026 |
| 20% of Public Sector credential revocations are performed manually, which is more than double the manual revocation rate in the IT/Technology sector. FIDO Alliance & HID, 20/06/2026 |
| Fewer than half of organizations report full visibility into where AI agent credentials are stored. Akeyless, 27/05/2026 |
| 82% of IAM leaders and stakeholders at financial services firms are confident their current controls can mitigate account takeover risk. Secret Double Octopus, 12/07/2026 |
| Only 15% of workforce authentication flows in financial services are passwordless. Secret Double Octopus, 12/07/2026 |
| Only 28% of the MFA used for workforce authentication in financial services is phishing-resistant. Secret Double Octopus, 12/07/2026 |
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