Enterprise identity dark matter overtakes managed identity across North America and Europe
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Orchid Security’s May 19, 2026 identity-gap findings show unmanaged identity exposure now outweighs visible identity across North American and European enterprises, raising the chance that Agent AI and threat actors can abuse weak IAM controls. The measured pattern is significant because identity dark matter has become the larger share of identity state, while privilege sprawl and orphan accounts remain widespread.
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19.05.2026 14:58 2 articles · 8d ago
Orchid Security releases Identity Gap: Snapshot 2026
Initial DisclosureOrchid Security released Identity Gap: Snapshot 2026 for enterprise identity environments on May 19, 2026, highlighting that "identity dark matter" now outweighs visible identity elements 57% vs. 43% across North American and European enterprises. The findings also point to two out of every three nonhuman accounts being created locally inside applications, 70% of applications having excessive privileged accounts, and 40% of all accounts becoming orphaned, creating a stronger opening for unauthorized access by threat actors and Agent AI.
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- Agent AI is Coming. Are You Ready? — thehackernews.com — 20.05.2026 14:58
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