Managing Non-Human Identity Challenges in M&A

Securing Your Next Merger from Hidden Identity Risks

Mergers and acquisitions are high-stakes, but behind the financial and operational excitement lies a security powder keg: Non-Human Identities (NHIs). These service accounts, API tokens, AI agents, and more outnumber humans 45:1 and often hold privileged access. Left unmanaged during integration, they become a silent risk that attackers exploit.

Download our free eBook to learn how to protect your deal from hidden identity chaos.

Who Should Read This eBook?

CISOs and security leaders navigating upcoming mergers or acquisitions
IT and identity teams tasked with integration and compliance
Risk and governance executives focused on safeguarding deal value

Why Read This Guide?

According to research, 46% of organizations have already experienced NHI-related breaches.
During M&A, the risks multiply. Orphaned accounts, unrotated API keys, and unknown service tokens create backdoors for attackers.
This guide provides the playbook and tools to secure your merger from Day 1—reducing risk, ensuring compliance, and enabling faster, smoother integration.

What’s Inside the Guide

The Hidden Chaos of NHIs in M&A
Why machine identities multiply risks when two technical ecosystems collide
Unique Risks of Non-Human Identities
How NHIs differ from human accounts and why they’re invisible to traditional IAM
Key Challenges During Integration
From permission sprawl and stale credentials to fragmented policies and poor visibility
Impact on Security, Compliance, and Speed
How unmanaged NHIs delay integration, trigger compliance penalties, and increase breach likelihood
How Token Security Solves the Crisis
Unified NHI discovery, lifecycle automation, posture management, identity threat detection and response, and remediation at scale
An Identity-First Playbook for M&A
Step-by-step guidance for CISOs and security leaders from pre-merger due diligence to continuous monitoring

Don’t let hidden machine accounts derail your deal
Learn how to secure non-human identities throughout the M&A journey

Managing Non-Human Identity Challenges in M&A

Securing Your Next Merger from Hidden Identity Risks

Download Your eBook Here

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Managing Non-Human Identity Challenges in M&A

Securing Your Next Merger from Hidden Identity Risks

Download our free eBook to learn how to protect your deal from hidden identity chaos.

Who Should Read This eBook?

CISOs and security leaders navigating upcoming mergers or acquisitions
IT and identity teams tasked with integration and compliance
Risk and governance executives focused on safeguarding deal value

Why Read This Guide?

According to research, 46% of organizations have already experienced NHI-related breaches.
During M&A, the risks multiply. Orphaned accounts, unrotated API keys, and unknown service tokens create backdoors for attackers.
This guide provides the playbook and tools to secure your merger from Day 1—reducing risk, ensuring compliance, and enabling faster, smoother integration.

What’s Inside the Guide

The Hidden Chaos of NHIs in M&A
Why machine identities multiply risks when two technical ecosystems collide
Unique Risks of Non-Human Identities
How NHIs differ from human accounts and why they’re invisible to traditional IAM
Key Challenges During Integration
From permission sprawl and stale credentials to fragmented policies and poor visibility
Impact on Security, Compliance, and Speed
How unmanaged NHIs delay integration, trigger compliance penalties, and increase breach likelihood
How Token Security Solves the Crisis
Unified NHI discovery, lifecycle automation, posture management, identity threat detection and response, and remediation at scale
An Identity-First Playbook for M&A
Step-by-step guidance for CISOs and security leaders from pre-merger due diligence to continuous monitoring

Don’t let hidden machine accounts derail your deal
Learn how to secure non-human identities throughout the M&A journey

Managing Non-Human Identity Challenges in M&A

Securing Your Next Merger from Hidden Identity Risks

Download Your eBook Here

The POV was performed in production, staging, and test environments with members from the Security and SecOps teams, and integration was completed in two meetings.

About us

Token Security offers a centralized non-human identity security solution for modern cloud environments, mitigating risks and challenges originating from the inherent interaction between non-human and human identities.

Our solution offers comprehensive visibility into all non-human identities, providing granular inventory management. Using our AI-based engine, we offer a broader security context, conduct risk analysis, and establish identity ownership, enabling security teams to identify and automatically remediate critical risks. Additionally, we securely manage the lifecycle of all non-human identities.

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