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Idira Platform Updates (August 2026): What Shipped for Machine and AI Agent Identity

Idira Platform Updates (August 2026): What Shipped for Machine and AI Agent Identity

A lot ships across the identity platform every month, and most of it lands in the release notes and then quietly disappears. That’s a shame, because some of those changes genuinely move how you manage machine and agentic identity. This series reads the release notes for you and pulls out the parts worth your time.

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Sep 30, 2026

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Advancing Secure Software Pipelines: NIST NCCoE DevSecOps Build 2 and Palo Alto Networks Contribution to Identity and Secrets Security

Advancing Secure Software Pipelines: NIST NCCoE DevSecOps Build 2 and Palo ...

The successful completion of Build 2 marks another significant milestone for the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) Secure Software Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) Practi...

Oct 05, 2026

By Daniel Kroese

You Discovered Every Identity. Now Control What It Can Do (Part 3)

Agentic Identity Security, Identity and Access Management, Identity Threat Detection and Response, Idira Platform, Privileged Access Management

You Discovered Every Identity. Now Control What It Can Do (Part 3)

The core principle of Idira is this: Every identity is privileged. Every privilege must be...

Sep 23, 2026

By Yev Koup and Ryne Laster

You Do Not Have Three Years

Agentic Identity Security, Frontier AI, Points of View

You Do Not Have Three Years

I spend most of my week talking with CISOs and CIOs. When the conversation turns to frontier AI, I notice a troubling pattern. Everyone agrees the capability is real. Everyone agrees identity security is where it lands. And almost everyone...

Sep 21, 2026

By Amy Blackshaw

Securing Machine and Agentic Identities: The Next Frontier of Modern PAM

Agentic Identity Security, Machine Identity Security, Privileged Access Management, Products and Services

Securing Machine and Agentic Identities: The Next Frontier of Modern PAM

Machine identities now outnumber human identities by 109:1, and the gap is widening.DevOps pipelines, cloud workloads, a...

Sep 17, 2026

By Avihay Nathan

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Secure Human, Machine, and AI Identities in Kubernetes with Idira

Agentic Identity Security, Announcement, Machine Identity Security, Products and Services, Zero Standing Privilege

Secure Human, Machine, and AI Identities in Kubernetes with Idira

One challenge of managed Kubernetes is that it puts the control plane in the hands of the cloud provider, but you still...

Sep 15, 2026

By Ryne Laster and Joe Garcia

Palo Alto Networks Featured in the GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Password Management

Announcement, Idira Platform, Workforce Password Management

Palo Alto Networks Featured in the GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Password Man...

Passwords remain one of the most persistent sources of risk in the modern enterprise. Even as organizations adopt passwordless technologies, dozens of...

Sep 10, 2026

By Yev Koup

Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Securely With Idira and Claude

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Partners, Products and Services

Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Securely With Idira and Claude

Enterprise AI has hit a turning point. Generative models aren’t just answering questions anymore. They’re acting as semi-autonomous and autonomous age...

Sep 03, 2026

By Venu Shastri

Every Identity Is Privileged. Here’s How You Actually Control It.

Announcement, Idira Platform, Privileged Access Management, Zero Standing Privilege

Every Identity Is Privileged. Here’s How You Actually Control It.

At IMPACT in May, I said that every identity in the enterprise is privileged, and that the controls we built for administrators have to reach all iden...

Aug 17, 2026

By Peretz Regev

Idira Identity Security Platform Achieves GovRAMP Authorization

Announcement, Human Identity Security, Privileged Access Management

Idira Identity Security Platform Achieves GovRAMP Authorization

Key Takeaway: Palo Alto Networks has achieved GovRAMP High Authorization for the Idira® Identity Security Platform. Building on Idira’s existing FedRA...

Aug 13, 2026

By Brett Fox

IdentitySecOps: The Closed-Loop Model for AI-Speed Defense

Agentic Identity Security, Products and Services

IdentitySecOps: The Closed-Loop Model for AI-Speed Defense

For 25 years, enterprise security has tolerated a structural flaw: treating the identity security team and the Security Operations Center, or SOC, as...

Aug 05, 2026

By Maor Franco and David Trigano

Idira Identity Security Platform: Discover Every Privilege (Part 2)

Idira Platform, Privileged Access Management, Products and Services

Idira Identity Security Platform: Discover Every Privilege (Part 2)

Key Takeaway: Identity and privilege discovery continuously maps access risks across human, machine, and agentic identities. Replacing siloed tools wi...

Aug 04, 2026

By Maor Franco

Is Your IdP a Lightweight at Identity Governance?

Identity Governance and Administration, Idira Platform, Machine Identity Security, Products and Services, Zero Standing Privilege

Is Your IdP a Lightweight at Identity Governance?

Your IdP Identity Provider (IdP) stood in the center of the ring, hyped up the crowd, and made their grand introduction:...

Jul 30, 2026

By Tricia Peck

Why Cryptographically Verifiable SPIFFE Identity is Key to Scaling AI Agents

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Products and Services

Why Cryptographically Verifiable SPIFFE Identity is Key to Scaling AI Agent...

What if your workforce were multiplied by a thousand overnight? Only these workers don't sleep, they never log off, and are capable of making millions...

Jul 20, 2026

By Venu Shastri and Joe Garcia

What Does

Agentic Identity Security, Non-Human Identity Security, Privileged Access Management, Products and Services

What Does "Democratizing Privilege Controls" Mean? (Part 1)

Ever since IMPACT, the energy from the Idira launch has been unstoppable. The customer conversations have not slowed dow...

Jul 01, 2026

By Maor Franco

Idira Identity Security Platform Reaches FedRAMP High Milestone

Products and Services, Public Sector, Vertical

Idira Identity Security Platform Reaches FedRAMP High Milestone

Executive Summary: Palo Alto Networks has achieved FedRAMP High Authorization for its Identity Security Platform, providing federal agencies with a pr...

Jun 03, 2026

By Rahul Dubey

How to Assess Maturity When Machine Identities Outnumber Humans 109:1

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Machine Identity Security, Products and Services

How to Assess Maturity When Machine Identities Outnumber Humans 109:1

Machine identities per human in the enterprise hit 109:1 this year, up from 82:1 last year. And 77% of organizations expect that number to keep climbi...

May 20, 2026

By Peter Beardmore and Uzi Ailon

Vibe Check Your Vibe Code: Adding Human Judgment to AI-Driven Development

Machine Identity Security, Points of View, Threat Intelligence

Vibe Check Your Vibe Code: Adding Human Judgment to AI-Driven Development

Remember when open meant visible? When a bug in open-source code left breadcrumbs you could audit? When you could trace commits, contributors, timesta...

May 12, 2026

By Joe Garcia

A Practical Guide to AI-Ready Machine Identity Governance in Finance

AI Security, Machine Identity Security, Vertical

A Practical Guide to AI-Ready Machine Identity Governance in Finance

Across financial services operations, machine identities play critical roles, but in many organizations, these cryptographic keys, API tokens, certifi...

May 12, 2026

By Andy Parsons

Idira — Our Journey to Democratize Privilege Controls

AI Security, Announcement, Products and Services

Idira — Our Journey to Democratize Privilege Controls

Introducing Idira: The AI-Driven Identity security platform. Extend Zero Standing Privilege to every human, machine, and AI agent identity in your enterprise.

May 12, 2026

By Peretz Regev

Secure AI Agents — New Controls and Visibility for MCP Data Access

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Announcement, Products and Services

Secure AI Agents — New Controls and Visibility for MCP Data Access

Learn how Secure AI Agents help teams discover MCP servers, control access and audit AI agent activity.

May 12, 2026

By Inbal Zilberman and Chris S. Smith

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Idira — Our Journey to Democratize Privilege Controls

AI Security, Announcement, Products and Services

Idira — Our Journey to Democratize Privilege Controls

Introducing Idira: The AI-Driven Identity security platform. Extend Zero Standing Privilege to every human, machine, and AI agent identity in your enterprise.

May 12, 2026

By Peretz Regev

Every Identity Is Privileged. Here’s How You Actually Control It.

Announcement, Idira Platform, Privileged Access Management, Zero Standing Privilege

Every Identity Is Privileged. Here’s How You Actually Control It.

At IMPACT in May, I said that every identity in the enterprise is privileged, and that the controls we built for administrators have to reach all iden...

Aug 17, 2026

By Peretz Regev

Idira Identity Security Platform Reaches FedRAMP High Milestone

Products and Services, Public Sector, Vertical

Idira Identity Security Platform Reaches FedRAMP High Milestone

Executive Summary: Palo Alto Networks has achieved FedRAMP High Authorization for its Identity Security Platform, providing federal agencies with a pr...

Jun 03, 2026

By Rahul Dubey

Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Securely With Idira and Claude

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Partners, Products and Services

Scale Enterprise Agentic AI Securely With Idira and Claude

Enterprise AI has hit a turning point. Generative models aren’t just answering questions anymore. They’re acting as semi-autonomous and autonomous age...

Sep 03, 2026

By Venu Shastri

Idira Identity Security Platform Achieves GovRAMP Authorization

Announcement, Human Identity Security, Privileged Access Management

Idira Identity Security Platform Achieves GovRAMP Authorization

Key Takeaway: Palo Alto Networks has achieved GovRAMP High Authorization for the Idira® Identity Security Platform. Building on Idira’s existing FedRA...

Aug 13, 2026

By Brett Fox

IdentitySecOps: The Closed-Loop Model for AI-Speed Defense

Agentic Identity Security, Products and Services

IdentitySecOps: The Closed-Loop Model for AI-Speed Defense

For 25 years, enterprise security has tolerated a structural flaw: treating the identity security team and the Security Operations Center, or SOC, as...

Aug 05, 2026

By Maor Franco and David Trigano

What Does

Agentic Identity Security, Non-Human Identity Security, Privileged Access Management, Products and Services

What Does "Democratizing Privilege Controls" Mean? (Part 1)

Ever since IMPACT, the energy from the Idira launch has been unstoppable. The customer conversations have not slowed dow...

Jul 01, 2026

By Maor Franco

Why Cryptographically Verifiable SPIFFE Identity is Key to Scaling AI Agents

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Products and Services

Why Cryptographically Verifiable SPIFFE Identity is Key to Scaling AI Agent...

What if your workforce were multiplied by a thousand overnight? Only these workers don't sleep, they never log off, and are capable of making millions...

Jul 20, 2026

By Venu Shastri and Joe Garcia

Idira Identity Security Platform: Discover Every Privilege (Part 2)

Idira Platform, Privileged Access Management, Products and Services

Idira Identity Security Platform: Discover Every Privilege (Part 2)

Key Takeaway: Identity and privilege discovery continuously maps access risks across human, machine, and agentic identities. Replacing siloed tools wi...

Aug 04, 2026

By Maor Franco

Secure AI Agents — New Controls and Visibility for MCP Data Access

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Announcement, Products and Services

Secure AI Agents — New Controls and Visibility for MCP Data Access

Learn how Secure AI Agents help teams discover MCP servers, control access and audit AI agent activity.

May 12, 2026

By Inbal Zilberman and Chris S. Smith

Palo Alto Networks Featured in the GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Password Management

Announcement, Idira Platform, Workforce Password Management

Palo Alto Networks Featured in the GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Password Man...

Passwords remain one of the most persistent sources of risk in the modern enterprise. Even as organizations adopt passwordless technologies, dozens of...

Sep 10, 2026

By Yev Koup

How to Assess Maturity When Machine Identities Outnumber Humans 109:1

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Machine Identity Security, Products and Services

How to Assess Maturity When Machine Identities Outnumber Humans 109:1

Machine identities per human in the enterprise hit 109:1 this year, up from 82:1 last year. And 77% of organizations expect that number to keep climbi...

May 20, 2026

By Peter Beardmore and Uzi Ailon

The Importance of Identity Security in Zero Trust Endpoint Defense

The Importance of Identity Security in Zero Trust Endpoint Defense

Identity security and zero trust have emerged as critical components in the defense against quickly evolving cyberthreats. Together, the solution and the approach support a default stance of “never trust, alway...

Apr 30, 2024

By Andrey Pozhogin

Why No User Should Have Local Admin Rights

Why No User Should Have Local Admin Rights

The idea of removing local administrator rights from every. single. user. across your organization is likely to spark strong reactions. Search popular online forums for the phrase “remove local admin rights” to see exactly what I mean. But...

Jan 24, 2023

By Andrey Pozhogin

Secure Human, Machine, and AI Identities in Kubernetes with Idira

Agentic Identity Security, Announcement, Machine Identity Security, Products and Services, Zero Standing Privilege

Secure Human, Machine, and AI Identities in Kubernetes with Idira

One challenge of managed Kubernetes is that it puts the control plane in the hands of the cloud provider, but you still...

Sep 15, 2026

By Ryne Laster and Joe Garcia

What’s shaping the AI agent security market in 2026

Agentic Identity Security

What’s shaping the AI agent security market in 2026

For the past two years, AI agents have dominated boardroom conversations, product roadmaps, and investor decks. Companies made bold promises, tested early prototypes, and poured resources into innovation. As 20...

Jan 16, 2026

By Venu Shastri

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