Empowering Identity Security: BeyondTrust’s Innovative AI Controls
As artificial intelligence continues its rapid expansion, organizations face new and complex challenges, particularly in the domain of identity security. Recognizing this urgency, BeyondTrust has unveiled advanced AI security controls within its Identity Security Insights platform, aiming to enhance visibility and orchestrate safer AI practices.
Navigating the New Frontier of Identity Security
The emergence of AI agents presents a critical identity security challenge. Marc Maiffret, the Chief Technology Officer at BeyondTrust, highlights that these agents are not merely isolated incidents but part of a larger, intricate landscape of non-human identities. "To secure it effectively, organizations must think holistically about their entire identity ecosystem, not just one type of identity in a silo," he asserts. This perspective emphasizes the need for organizations to adapt quickly, as AI agents, often developed on low-code and no-code platforms, can be deployed in mere minutes and assigned privileges similar to those of human administrators.
BeyondTrust stands out with its approach to merging visibility and proactive control across all identities. Maiffret notes, “By connecting these elements, customers can rein in this new frontier of risk and transform AI into a safe force multiplier that meets compliance requirements.” This comprehensive strategy is both timely and necessary, ensuring that client organizations can harness AI’s potential while mitigating associated risks.
A Steady Cadence of Innovation
BeyondTrust has maintained a consistent pace of innovation within its Identity Security Insights. The introduction of Secrets Insights in August 2025 marked a significant milestone, enabling organizations to uncover and mitigate risks tied to secrets and non-human identities. Today’s release builds on this momentum by incorporating robust governance features specifically for AI agents, affording customers unified visibility and control, along with a foundation to adopt AI technologies securely.
New Capabilities Transforming Security Protocols
These advancements include three pivotal capabilities designed to enhance identity security across various platforms:
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AI Agent Insights
This new feature expands BeyondTrust’s identity capabilities to encompass AI agents. Customers can now discover, classify, and evaluate the risk associated with these agents within cloud and SaaS environments, such as Salesforce Agentforce and ServiceNow. The introduction of Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP) and Just-In-Time (JIT) access policies ensures comprehensive identity governance, helping to expose shadow AI lurking within organizations. -
MCP Orchestration with BeyondTrust’s Lightweight MCP Server
A significant breakthrough, this capability serves as a secure connector for brokering agent actions across BeyondTrust’s offerings. It facilitates privilege-safe workflows for tasks like JIT API requests and credential rotations, while also laying the groundwork for future integrations with both BeyondTrust copilots and customer-deployed large language models (LLMs). - Omnipresent AI Decision-Support Layer
This innovative feature acts like a personal assistant, merging seamlessly with the Pathfinder Platform to provide real-time insights and remediation suggestions based on identity security data. Backed by research from BeyondTrust Phantom Labs™, it empowers teams to make informed decisions without disrupting existing workflows.
Why These Advancements Matter
BeyondTrust’s recent innovations provide compelling advantages for customers. With full visibility into AI, human, and service identities, organizations can navigate their security landscapes more swiftly. The automation of remediation processes and the delivery of real-time insights markedly enhance productivity while minimizing risk. Moreover, the consolidation of governance and enforcement within a single platform simplifies security management significantly.
BeyondTrust has extended its renowned Paths to Privilege and True Privilege capabilities to encompass human, machine, secrets, and now AI identities, creating a unified governance layer across the entire spectrum of identity threats. This integration enables organizations to accelerate AI adoption confidently, ensuring that security is not an afterthought but a foundational component of their strategic framework.
Understanding the Shadow of AI
The reality is that many organizations are unaware of the extent of shadow agentic AI operating within their environments. To combat this, BeyondTrust has enhanced its Identity Security Risk Assessment tool, granting immediate visibility into these vulnerabilities within the broader landscape of identity security. Organizations are encouraged to access this complimentary assessment, enabling them to take preemptive action before threats materialize, whether from attackers or compliance auditors.
As artificial intelligence evolves, so too must the strategies we employ to secure our identities. BeyondTrust’s innovative solutions equip organizations with the tools necessary to navigate this dynamic landscape, ensuring that they can safely embrace the future of AI.
