Most identity strategies today are built for humans, not for machines or AI agents, and that is where the biggest risk lies: Jeffrey Kok, CyberArk

The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a structural transformation as enterprises embrace automation, cloud, and AI at scale. Identity, which once centred primarily around human users, is now expanding rapidly to include machines, APIs, applications, and autonomous AI agents. This explosion of non-human identities is changing attack surfaces, governance models, and risk frameworks globally.

In this in-depth conversation with Express Computer, Jeffrey Kok, Vice President – Solution Engineers, Asia Pacific & Japan at CyberArk, shares how organisations must re-architect identity security strategies to remain resilient in an AI-driven world. Drawing from real-world enterprise engagements across the region, he explains why traditional identity approaches are failing, where the most dangerous gaps exist today, and how Indian enterprises can move towards a unified, identity-first security model that delivers measurable outcomes.

The cybersecurity landscape is undergoing a massive shift with the rise of both human and non-human digital identities. How do you ...