A new report by Rubrik Zero Labs highlights recent findings on how organisations are enhancing their identity resilience amid the rise of AI agents, which is crucial for IT and security professionals concerned with AI security measures.
“I could have unlimited amounts of technology in place. But if someone socially engineers our support desk to hand over admin passwords, that’s the end of the game,” said Andrew Albrecht, chief information security officer at Domino’s. “ That’s why identity resilience is key.”
Identity resilience
The report titled “Identity Crisis: Understanding & Building Resilience Against Identity-Driven Threats” revealed that an overwhelming majority (90%) of Singapore organisations plan to hire professionals within the next 12 months specifically to manage or improve identity management, infrastructure, and security.
Moreover, 94% of IT and security leaders in Singapore actively plan to change Identity and Access Management (IAM) providers or have already begun the process.
“Since a single compromised credential can breach an organisation’s most critical data, traditional security boundaries are no longer enough,” said Ananth Nag, vice president, APAC at Rubrik. “For nations like Singapore, innovation demands higher stakes. Organisations must embed comprehensive Identity Resilience, using real-time intelligence to stop threats, govern AI behaviour, and recover quickly to protect business and trust.”
Agentic AI
Rubrik’s research found that agentic AI poses additional challenges to identity security.
The majority (92%) of Singapore respondents have fully or partially incorporated AI agents into their identity infrastructure, and an additional 7% plan to do so. Some 44% estimate that in the next year, 50% or more of the cyberattacks they deal with will be driven by agentic AI.
