RPA Bots and IAM Security Challenges
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Enterprises are increasingly adopting Robotic Process Automation (RPA) to streamline operations, but the proliferation of RPA bots introduces significant Identity and Access Management (IAM) challenges. As bots outnumber human employees, managing their identities and access becomes critical to mitigate security risks. RPA impacts IAM by requiring governance for bot identities, enforcing least-privilege access, and ensuring auditability across all accounts. However, challenges such as bot management, increased attack surfaces, and integration difficulties with legacy systems persist. Best practices include prioritizing bot identities, using secrets managers, implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM), and strengthening authentication with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
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11.12.2025 13:30 1 articles · 23h ago
RPA Bots Outnumber Human Employees, Introducing IAM Challenges
As enterprises refine their strategies for handling Non-Human Identities (NHIs), RPA bots are outnumbering human employees. This shift necessitates robust identity lifecycle management to mitigate security risks. RPA impacts IAM by managing bot identities, enforcing least-privilege access, and ensuring auditability across all accounts. Challenges include bot management, increased attack surfaces, and integration difficulties with legacy systems.
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- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30
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RPA bots automate repetitive tasks and require governance similar to human users for authentication, access controls, and privileged session monitoring.
First reported: 11.12.2025 13:301 source, 1 articleShow sources
- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30
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RPA improves efficiency, accuracy, security, and compliance by automating credential handling and enforcing access policies.
First reported: 11.12.2025 13:301 source, 1 articleShow sources
- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30
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Managing bot identities and access is crucial to prevent security gaps, as bots often store credentials in hardcoded scripts or configuration files.
First reported: 11.12.2025 13:301 source, 1 articleShow sources
- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30
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Each RPA bot introduces a potential attack vector, and enforcing the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) is essential to prevent lateral movement and data exfiltration.
First reported: 11.12.2025 13:301 source, 1 articleShow sources
- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30
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Legacy IAM systems often lack modern RPA integrations, leading to unmanaged credentials, insufficient audit trails, and inconsistent access controls.
First reported: 11.12.2025 13:301 source, 1 articleShow sources
- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30
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Best practices for securing RPA within IAM include prioritizing bot identities, using secrets managers, implementing PAM, and strengthening authentication with MFA.
First reported: 11.12.2025 13:301 source, 1 articleShow sources
- The Impact of Robotic Process Automation (RPA) on Identity and Access Management — thehackernews.com — 11.12.2025 13:30