The Ghost in the Machine (Securing Non-Human Identities)

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About the session

Non-human identities are the ghost in the machine. Whether we are discussing service accounts or artificial intelligence, visibility, privileged access, governance, and risk mitigation are becoming the latest attack vectors dominating breaches. In this presentation, we discussed the rise of non-human identities, flaws in design and management of policies, and the specter elevating risk – AI. For attendees, you will learn how solutions, policies, and best practices can mitigate risks and wrangle in the ghost in your machines.

Privileged Access Management and Identity Security are more than storing and rotating passwords in a vault and allowing controlled access to authorized individuals. We now live in a world that requires privileged centric identity security that can manage all types of identities from humans, to machines, and artificial intelligence. This presentation focuses on the non-human aspects from machines to AI and how best practices can be embraced to mitigate risks that escalating within organizations worldwide.

Meet the Speaker

Morey Haber

Chief Security Advisor

Morey J. Haber is the Chief Security Advisor at BeyondTrust. As the Chief Security Advisor, Morey is the lead identity and technical evangelist at BeyondTrust. He has more than 25 years of IT industry experience and has authored four books: Privileged Attack Vectors, Asset Attack Vectors, Identity Attack Vectors, and Cloud Attack Vectors. Morey has previously served as BeyondTrust’s Chief Security Officer, Chief Technology, and Vice President of Product Management during his nearly 12-year tenure. In 2020, Morey was elected to the Identity Defined Security Alliance (IDSA) Executive Advisory Board, assisting the corporate community with identity security best practices. He originally joined BeyondTrust in 2012 as a part of the acquisition of eEye Digital Security, where he served as a Product Owner and Solutions Engineer, since 2004. Prior to eEye, he was Beta Development Manager for Computer Associates, Inc. He began his career as Reliability and Maintainability Engineer for a government contractor building flight and training simulators. Morey earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Felix Gaehtgens

VP, Product Strategy

As Vice President of Product Strategy, Felix applies more than 35 years of IT industry experience, 12 of which he spent as a PAM-focused analyst, and a strong passion for machine IAM to advance BeyondTrust’s modern PAM and identity security portfolio ... read more

During his 12 years as a Gartner analyst, Felix specialized in PAM and led the Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management (PAM) from its inception until 2023. He also served as an analyst for KuppingerCole prior to Gartner.

Earlier in his career, Felix worked as a trusted Technology Advisor to global corporations and public institutions across automotive, telecom, government and finance industries. He was also involved in multiple high-tech ventures, most notably as co-founder of Symlabs, and has held roles spanning the full cycle of IT, from developing UNIX device drivers and building ISPs to leading IAM teams and enterprise security initiatives.