
SURVEY
2026 SANS State of Identity Threats & Defenses Survey Insights
How Identity Became the New Security Perimeter, and What's Next

For a decade, enterprises assumed that SSO and MFA would solve the breach epidemic. The 2026 SANS ITDR Survey proves that assumption is dangerous. 85% of organizations have identity security tools deployed, yet 55% were still compromised in the past 12 months.
The attack surface has quietly shifted. Non-human identities are the fastest-growing and least-governed identity category, and agentic AI is entering production faster than governance frameworks can be built.
The full picture is in the report. Download it to find out where identity defenses are failing — and what it takes to close the gap.
Key Findings:
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92% fail to rotate non-human identity credentials on a 90-day cycle
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68% detect identity attacks within 24 hours but only 55% contain them in time
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73% are deploying AI agents with credentials and no governance in place
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