1Password Focuses on Identity Security in Agentic AI Era

Former AWS Exec Nancy Wang to Lead 1Password's Agentic AI Security Strategy Jennifer Lawinski • January 12, 2026

As companies begin to advance agentic artificial intelligence projects from the pilot phase to production, new cybersecurity challenges are emerging as software acts on behalf of the enterprise, instead of humans.

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These agents represent a whole new class of machine identities that need to be secured, which is a major focus of password manager and identity security vendor 1Password. The company last week named former AWS executive Nancy Wang as chief technology officer to oversee the evolution of its platforms to manage new AI-driven workflows.

Wang, a former technology executive with Amazon Web Services' data protection business, said called AI agents a new class of user identity that traditional security models were ...