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#### [Dec 10, 2024, 3:47:39 PM ![](https://blog.softwarfare.com/hubfs/Artboard%201.png) The Looming Cybersecurity Crisis: Why Non-Human Identities Are the Next Big Threat While we continue to pour resources into bolstering our firewalls and implementing the latest threat detection systems, a new cybersecurity battleground is emerging – one that many organizations are woefully unprepared for. By 2025, the biggest threat won't be lurking at the network perimeter, ...](https://blog.softwarfare.com/the-looming-crisis-why-non-human-identities-are-the-next-big-threat)

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#### [authentication • Dec 10, 2024, 3:47:39 PM The Looming Cybersecurity Crisis: Why Non-Human Identities Are the Next Big Threat](https://blog.softwarfare.com/the-looming-crisis-why-non-human-identities-are-the-next-big-threat)

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