How is the handling of NHIs getting better?

This article discusses the importance of holistic Non-Human Identities (NHI) management in cloud environments, framing NHIs as the combination of secrets and permissions and advocating for lifecycle controls spanning discovery, classification, monitoring, automation, and governance. It highlights benefits (risk reduction, compliance, efficiency, visibility, cost savings), key challenges (cloud complexity, rapid tech change, resource allocation), and promotes layered security, real-time monitoring, and cross-team collaboration between security and R&D. The piece is strategic and advisory, without detailing specific incidents, vulnerabilities, or threat actors.