# Non-Human Identity Security for Modern Infrastructure > Defakto is a cybersecurity company specializing in non-human identity management — securing machines, services, and automation instead of people. The platform eliminates static secrets and standing access by issuing verified, short-lived identities for every workload, API, and CI/CD process. Built on open standards like SPIFFE, Defakto integrates with AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, and Terraform to provide visibility, zero-trust authentication, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. --- ## Pages - [Product](https://www.defakto.security/product/) - [About](https://www.defakto.security/about/) - [Careers](https://www.defakto.security/careers/) - [Blog](https://www.defakto.security/blog/) - [Contact](https://www.defakto.security/contact/) - [Security](https://www.defakto.security/security/) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.defakto.security/privacy-policy/) - [Homepage](https://www.defakto.security/) --- ## Posts - [From Reaction to Resilience: Why Breaches Keep Repeating Themselves](https://www.defakto.security/blog/from-reaction-to-resilience-why-breaches-keep-repeating-themselves/) - [Defakto Secures $30.75 M Series B to Set a New Standard in Non-Human Identity Security ](https://www.defakto.security/blog/defakto-secures-30-75-m-series-b-to-set-a-new-standard-in-non-human-identity-security/) - [Introducing Defakto: The Future of Non-Human Identity Security](https://www.defakto.security/blog/introducing-defakto-the-future-of-non-human-identity-security/) - [Authentication is not Authorization: Why treating them as the same breaks your security model](https://www.defakto.security/blog/authentication-is-not-authorization/) - [Shai-Hulud npm Supply Chain Attack: Why Secrets Fueled the Worm](https://www.defakto.security/blog/shai-hulud-npm-supply-chain-attack-why-secrets-fueled-the-worm/) - [From OAuth Tokens to API Keys: The Toxic Data Behind the Salesloft Drift / Salesforce Breach](https://www.defakto.security/blog/from-oauth-tokens-to-api-keys-the-toxic-data-behind-the-salesloft-drift-salesforce-breach/) - [MFA vs Multi-Attestation: Why AI Needs a New Identity Model](https://www.defakto.security/blog/mfa-vs-multi-attestation-why-ai-needs-a-new-identity-model/) - [Service Accounts Were a Shortcut—Now They’re a Liability. It’s time to go Accountless.](https://www.defakto.security/blog/go-accountless-eliminate-service-accounts/) - [When AI Knew Too Much: A Cautionary Tale About Agentic Systems Without Guardrails](https://www.defakto.security/blog/when-ai-knew-too-much-a-cautionary-tale-about-agentic-systems-without-guardrails/) - [Wiz’s Base44 Vulnerability Findings Spotlight a Fixable Gap: Non-Human Identity](https://www.defakto.security/blog/wiz-base44-vulnerability-non-human-identity/) - [Another Day, Another Leaked API Key — This Time, It’s xAI](https://www.defakto.security/blog/another-day-another-leaked-api-key-this-time-its-xai/) - [McDonald’s McHire Breach Shows Why APIs Need Non-Human Identity and Strong Auth](https://www.defakto.security/blog/mcdonalds-mchire-breach-shows-why-apis-need-non-human-identity-and-strong-auth/) - [Want Control Over Secrets? Start with Your Strategic Control Point: CI/CD.](https://www.defakto.security/blog/want-control-over-secrets-start-with-ci-cd/) - [Secret Sprawl: Understand It To Reduce Your Risk](https://www.defakto.security/blog/secret-sprawl-understand-it-to-reduce-your-risk/) - [Asana’s MCP Bug Wasn’t Unique — It Was a Sign of What’s Coming](https://www.defakto.security/blog/asanas-mcp-bug-wasnt-unique-it-was-a-sign-of-whats-coming/) - [AI’s Security Problem Isn’t AI — It’s Everything Around It](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ais-security-problem-isnt-ai-its-everything-around-it/) - [NHI, Agentic AI & the Future of Identity: Recapping Identiverse 2025](https://www.defakto.security/blog/nhi-agentic-ai-the-future-of-identity-recapping-identiverse-2025/) - [The Rise of AI Agents Is an Identity Crisis in Disguise](https://www.defakto.security/blog/rise-of-ai-agents-is-an-identity-crisis/) - [KuppingerCole Recognizes SPIRL as a 2025 Rising Star in Non-Human Identity Security](https://www.defakto.security/blog/kuppingercole-recognizes-spirl-as-a-rising-star-in-non-human-identity-security/) - [Grok’s Key Leak Proves It: Static Secrets Don’t Belong in Code](https://www.defakto.security/blog/groks-key-leak-proves-it-static-secrets-dont-belong-in-code/) - [Agentic AI Without Secrets, Part 3 – Making it Real](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-without-secrets-part-3-making-it-real/) - [Securing AI Agents in the Real World: A Case Study - Part 2 of 3](https://www.defakto.security/blog/securing-ai-agents-in-the-real-world-a-case-study/) - [Agentic AI - Just Another Day in the Workload Identity Office. Part 1 of 3](https://www.defakto.security/blog/agentic-ai-just-another-day-in-the-workload-identity-office/) - [Workload Identity - Key Takeaways from IETF 122](https://www.defakto.security/blog/workload-identity-key-takeaways-from-ietf-122/) - [It’s 2025. Let’s Talk About Secrets Sprawl](https://www.defakto.security/blog/its-2025-lets-talk-about-secrets-sprawl/) - [Join us at IETF Bangkok](https://www.defakto.security/blog/join-us-at-ietf-bangkok/) - [SPIRL Wins Big: Triple Winner in the 2025 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards](https://www.defakto.security/blog/spirl-wins-big-triple-winner-in-the-2025-cybersecurity-excellence-awards/) - [Lessons from the Snowflake Breach: Moving Past the Age of Secrets](https://www.defakto.security/blog/snowflake-change-in-security-posture/) - ["Don't break prod," and why your secrets are future outages](https://www.defakto.security/blog/dont-break-prod-and-why-your-secrets-are-future-outages/) - [AI Security Begins with Workload Identity](https://www.defakto.security/blog/ai-security-begins-with-workload-identity/) - [Non-Human Identity Misconceptions: Secrets are not Identities](https://www.defakto.security/blog/non-human-identity-misconceptions-secrets-are-not-identities/) - [KubeCon 2024 highlights demand for workload identity solutions](https://www.defakto.security/blog/kubecon-in-salt-lake-city-highlights-demand-for-workload-identity-solutions/) - [KubeCon update: Meet the team at your convenience!](https://www.defakto.security/blog/kubecon-update-meet-the-team-at-your-convenience/) - [Workload Identity: A Problem Made for Standards!](https://www.defakto.security/blog/workload-identity-a-problem-made-for-standards/) - [Workload identity's past and future: SPIRL's KubeCon 2024 Deep dives](https://www.defakto.security/blog/workload-identitys-past-and-future-spirls-kubecon-2024-deep-dives/) - [Shift from Certificate Management to Credential Management](https://www.defakto.security/blog/blog-shift-from-certificate-management-to-credential-management/) - [Join us at Cloud Native Security Con 2024](https://www.defakto.security/blog/join-us-at-cloud-native-security-con-2024/) - [Why Multi-Factor Authentication for Workloads is a Critical Security Control](https://www.defakto.security/blog/why-multi-factor-authentication-for-workloads-is-a-must/) - [How to construct SPIFFE IDs](https://www.defakto.security/blog/how-to-construct-spiffe-ids/) - [Simplifying SPIFFE: Accessible Workload Identity with SPIRL](https://www.defakto.security/blog/simplifying-spiffe-accessible-workload-identity-with-spirl/) --- ## Products - [Kubernetes](https://www.defakto.security/product/kubernetes/) - [On Prem](https://www.defakto.security/product/on-prem/) - [Hybrid Infrastructure](https://www.defakto.security/product/hybrid-infrastructure/) - [CI/CD](https://www.defakto.security/product/ci-cd/) - [Multi-Cloud Access and Federation](https://www.defakto.security/product/multi-cloud-access-and-federation/) --- ## Use Cases - [Non-Human IGA](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/non-human-iga/) - [Simplify Secrets Management](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/simplify-secrets-management/) - [Reduce Risk of AD Service Accounts](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/eliminate-service-accounts/) - [Secure Agentic AI](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/secure-agentic-ai/) - [Zero Trust](https://www.defakto.security/use-cases/zero-trust-security/) ---