What are Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and why are they a security concern?
Non-Human Identities refer to service accounts, APIs, bots, and workloads that operate in automated environments. They are a security concern because, as environments become more automated, NHIs represent a rapidly growing attack surface. Traditional static secrets used by NHIs are prone to compromise, leading to potential breaches if not rigorously managed.
How does Hush Security achieve 'secretless access'?
Hush Security achieves 'secretless access' by replacing static, long-lived secrets with ephemeral credentials. These credentials are automatically provisioned based on verified identity, are dynamically generated, scoped to specific needs, and are short-lived, making them impossible to share or steal in the traditional sense.
What kind of visibility does Hush Security provide into NHI behavior?
Hush Security provides runtime visibility into NHI behavior. It correlates discovered NHIs with actual usage, identifying which workloads authenticate, how permissions are used, and where credentials are exposed. This allows for prioritizing risks based on activity and detecting dangerous patterns like shared credentials and stale identities.
Can Hush Security integrate with existing cloud and on-premise environments?
Yes, Hush Security continuously discovers every NHI, secret, and access path across cloud, on-premise, at rest, and in runtime environments, indicating its capability to integrate and operate within diverse infrastructure setups.
How does Hush Security automate remediation of security risks?
Hush Security leverages runtime usage data to automate security operations. It automatically revokes stale identities, right-sizes over-permissioned access based on real needs, and rotates compromised credentials. This runtime-driven approach ensures remediation is precise and efficient, reducing manual intervention.
What is the benefit of ephemeral credentials over static secrets?
Ephemeral credentials are short-lived, dynamically generated, and scoped to specific access needs, making them significantly more secure than static secrets. They reduce the attack surface by eliminating hardcoded secrets that can be stolen or shared, and they simplify secret management by automating their provisioning and rotation.