Company unfurls CyberArk CORA AI at GITEX 2024
With artificial intelligence (AI) fueling an increase in machine identities and a rapid expansion of the threat surface, CyberArk, the identity security company, used its presence at GITEX to raise awareness of emerging risks and demonstrate how organizations in the region can embrace AI-powered solutions to achieve optimal security.
Human and machine identities are set to triple in the region over the next year, and 40% of machine identities are estimated to have access to sensitive data, while the majority of UAE organizations only consider humans as privileged users, with appropriate security controls on their access, according to the ‘CyberArk Identity Security Threat Landscape’ report.
The main drivers of the increase in human and machine identities are cloud workloads, application credentials, containerization of apps, IoT, bots and other non-human identities, according to the report, which surveyed 2,400 cybersecurity decision makers in more than 18 countries including the UAE.
Privileged user
It also revealed that for 65% of UAE organizations, the definition of a ‘privileged user’ applies solely to human identities, and 50% of respondents say machine identities are the riskiest form of identity, above employees and third-party identities.
“The biggest drivers of vulnerability in 2024 are machine identities, yet most organizations are still focusing on human identities and fighting yesterday’s battle,” stated Tom Lowndes, regional director for the Middle East at CyberArk.
“We’re keen to demonstrate how organizations can tackle these risks and prepare for new types of AI-driven threats,” he added.
At GITEX, CyberArk demonstrated a range of solutions dedicated to helping organizations overcome these challenges, including CyberArk CORA AI, a new set of AI-powered capabilities embedded across its identity security platform.
