CyberArk Strengthens Identity Security for AI Agents with Accenture’s AI Refinery
CyberArk and Accenture have announced a strategic integration between Accenture's AI Refinery™ and CyberArk's AI-powered Identity Security Platform to enhance security controls for AI agents. The collaboration aims to address the growing challenges of managing AI agent identities in production environments.
The integration will provide comprehensive tools for organizations to implement Zero Trust principles for AI agents, ensuring continuous verification and authorization. According to Accenture's Technology Vision 2025 report, 77% of executives believe AI agents will revolutionize how organizations build digital systems.
The partnership focuses on four key areas: visibility and control of AI agent activities, least privilege and just-in-time access implementation, secure authentication mechanisms, and protection against manipulation. The solution will be available across public and private cloud platforms, enabling seamless AI acceleration throughout SaaS and Cloud AI ecosystems.
CyberArk e Accenture hanno annunciato un'integrazione strategica tra AI Refinery™ di Accenture e la piattaforma di sicurezza identitaria basata su AI di CyberArk, per migliorare i controlli di sicurezza per gli agenti AI. La collaborazione si propone di affrontare le crescenti sfide nella gestione delle identità degli agenti AI negli ambienti di produzione.
L'integrazione fornirà strumenti completi per le organizzazioni per implementare i principi di Zero Trust per gli agenti AI, garantendo verifica e autorizzazione continue. Secondo il rapporto Technology Vision 2025 di Accenture, il 77% dei dirigenti crede che gli agenti AI rivoluzioneranno il modo in cui le organizzazioni costruiscono sistemi digitali.
La partnership si concentra su quattro aree chiave: visibilità e controllo delle attività degli agenti AI, implementazione del principio di minimo privilegio e accesso just-in-time, meccanismi di autenticazione sicuri e protezione contro la manipolazione. La soluzione sarà disponibile su piattaforme cloud pubbliche e private, consentendo un'accelerazione fluida dell'AI in tutto l'ecosistema SaaS e Cloud AI.
CyberArk y Accenture han anunciado una integración estratégica entre AI Refinery™ de Accenture y la plataforma de seguridad de identidad impulsada por AI de CyberArk para mejorar los controles de seguridad para los agentes de AI. La colaboración tiene como objetivo abordar los crecientes desafíos de la gestión de identidades de los agentes de AI en entornos de producción.
La integración proporcionará herramientas integrales para que las organizaciones implementen los principios de Zero Trust para los agentes de AI, asegurando una verificación y autorización continuas. Según el informe Technology Vision 2025 de Accenture, el 77% de los ejecutivos creen que los agentes de AI revolucionarán la forma en que las organizaciones construyen sistemas digitales.
La asociación se centra en cuatro áreas clave: visibilidad y control de las actividades de los agentes de AI, implementación del principio de privilegio mínimo y acceso just-in-time, mecanismos de autenticación seguros y protección contra la manipulación. La solución estará disponible en plataformas de nube públicas y privadas, permitiendo una aceleración fluida de la AI en todo el ecosistema de SaaS y Cloud AI.
CyberArk와 Accenture는 Accenture의 AI Refinery™와 CyberArk의 AI 기반 아이덴티티 보안 플랫폼 간의 전략적 통합을 발표하여 AI 에이전트에 대한 보안 제어를 강화합니다. 이 협력은 생산 환경에서 AI 에이전트의 아이덴티티 관리에서 증가하는 도전에 대응하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
이 통합은 조직이 AI 에이전트에 대한 제로 트러스트 원칙을 구현할 수 있도록 포괄적인 도구를 제공하여 지속적인 검증 및 승인을 보장합니다. Accenture의 Technology Vision 2025 보고서에 따르면, 77%의 경영진이 AI 에이전트가 조직이 디지털 시스템을 구축하는 방식을 혁신할 것이라고 믿고 있습니다.
이번 파트너십은 AI 에이전트 활동의 가시성과 통제, 최소 권한 및 적시 접근 구현, 안전한 인증 메커니즘, 조작 방지의 네 가지 핵심 영역에 중점을 둡니다. 이 솔루션은 공공 및 민간 클라우드 플랫폼에서 제공되어 SaaS 및 Cloud AI 생태계 전반에 걸쳐 원활한 AI 가속화를 가능하게 합니다.
CyberArk et Accenture ont annoncé une intégration stratégique entre AI Refinery™ d'Accenture et la plateforme de sécurité d'identité alimentée par l'IA de CyberArk pour améliorer les contrôles de sécurité des agents IA. La collaboration vise à relever les défis croissants de la gestion des identités des agents IA dans les environnements de production.
L'intégration fournira des outils complets aux organisations pour mettre en œuvre les principes de Zero Trust pour les agents IA, garantissant une vérification et une autorisation continues. Selon le rapport Technology Vision 2025 d'Accenture, 77 % des dirigeants estiment que les agents IA révolutionneront la manière dont les organisations construisent des systèmes numériques.
Le partenariat se concentre sur quatre domaines clés : visibilité et contrôle des activités des agents IA, mise en œuvre du principe du moindre privilège et accès juste à temps, mécanismes d'authentification sécurisés et protection contre la manipulation. La solution sera disponible sur des plateformes cloud publiques et privées, permettant une accélération fluide de l'IA dans l'ensemble des écosystèmes SaaS et Cloud IA.
CyberArk und Accenture haben eine strategische Integration zwischen AI Refinery™ von Accenture und der KI-gestützten Identitätssicherheitsplattform von CyberArk angekündigt, um die Sicherheitskontrollen für KI-Agenten zu verbessern. Die Zusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, die wachsenden Herausforderungen bei der Verwaltung von Identitäten von KI-Agenten in Produktionsumgebungen anzugehen.
Die Integration wird umfassende Werkzeuge für Organisationen bereitstellen, um Zero Trust-Prinzipien für KI-Agenten umzusetzen und eine kontinuierliche Überprüfung und Autorisierung sicherzustellen. Laut dem Bericht Technology Vision 2025 von Accenture glauben 77 % der Führungskräfte, dass KI-Agenten die Art und Weise revolutionieren werden, wie Organisationen digitale Systeme aufbauen.
Die Partnerschaft konzentriert sich auf vier Schlüsselbereiche: Sichtbarkeit und Kontrolle der Aktivitäten von KI-Agenten, Implementierung von Minimalprivilegien und Just-in-Time-Zugriff, sichere Authentifizierungsmechanismen und Schutz vor Manipulation. Die Lösung wird auf öffentlichen und privaten Cloud-Plattformen verfügbar sein und eine nahtlose KI-Beschleunigung in gesamten SaaS- und Cloud-AI-Ökosystemen ermöglichen.
- Strategic partnership with industry leader Accenture enhances CyberArk's market position
- Integration expands CyberArk's service offering in the growing AI security market
- Solution available across all public and private cloud platforms, maximizing market reach
- Implementation complexity and scalability challenges in managing millions of AI agent identities
- Potential security risks associated with AI agents accessing critical systems
Insights
Accenture's partnership with CyberArk represents a strategic positioning in the rapidly expanding AI security market. The integration links Accenture's AI Refinery platform with CyberArk's Identity Security Platform to address a critical emerging vulnerability: the proliferation of AI agents requiring secure identity management.
This collaboration addresses a significant security gap as organizations rapidly deploy autonomous AI agents that require the same rigorous identity controls as human users. The timing is particularly relevant as enterprises face challenges managing potentially millions of machine identities with associated authentication credentials and access rights.
The partnership aligns with market demand, highlighted by Accenture's research showing
For Accenture specifically, this partnership strengthens its competitive positioning in the AI implementation services market by addressing a critical barrier to enterprise adoption: security concerns. By embedding robust identity management into its AI Refinery platform, Accenture can offer clients a more comprehensive solution that addresses both business transformation and security requirements in a single integrated offering.
While financial terms weren't disclosed, this collaboration represents a valuable enhancement to Accenture's AI service capabilities at a time when enterprise customers are increasingly seeking secure, production-ready AI solutions.
Companies team to empower organizations to securely leverage AI agents
CyberArk and Accenture are helping organizations implement and secure identity access controls for AI agents with the integration of Accenture's AI Refinery™ with CyberArk’s AI-powered Identity Security Platform.
As AI agents and agentic architectures become widely adopted in production environments, their growth poses new and complex identity-centric cybersecurity challenges. AI agents will need to be authenticated to critical systems, they will need strict access controls and they must be restricted only to performing their intended functions. At scale, enterprises may need to manage the lifecycle, access and associated keys and certificates for millions of machine identities, requiring comprehensive identity-centric visibility, control and safeguards.
Accenture AI Refinery is an AI foundation platform that helps companies turn raw AI technology into useful business solutions. The AI Refinery platform is available on all public and private cloud platforms and will integrate seamlessly to accelerate AI across the Software as a Service and Cloud AI ecosystem.
The CyberArk Identity Security Platform is built to help secure the full spectrum of identities across every environment. With CyberArk's unified platform, organizations can secure the continued proliferation of every identity type—human, machine or AI.
“AI agents have the potential to gain privileged access to systems and processes, so they require the same level of identity security controls as human and machine identities,” said Matt Cohen, CEO at CyberArk. “By combining the comprehensive identity security capabilities of the CyberArk Platform with the powerful functionality of Accenture’s AI Refinery, we will be enabling our customers to realize the full potential of agentic AI to transform their businesses with the peace of mind that comes with knowing the agent identities are secure.”
Organizations must prepare for the integration of AI agents into their workforces and marketplaces, ensuring they receive the same level of security considerations and controls as human employees. This preparation is critical considering that according to Accenture’s Technology Vision 2025 report,
“AI agents operate autonomously, presenting unique identity security challenges. Ensuring secure authentication, credentialing and authorization is crucial for their safe operation both within and outside of organizations,” said Damon McDougald, global Cybersecurity Protection lead at Accenture. “Our collaboration with CyberArk by integrating Accenture’s AI Refinery into their platform is a significant step forward in helping our clients achieve secure identity access controls and more effective credential management.”
Delivering Identity Security for Scalable AI Agent Adoption
CyberArk and Accenture are collaborating to help enterprises effectively manage and secure AI agents using Zero Trust principles. The collaboration will focus on combining CyberArk’s robust identity security capabilities with Accenture’s innovative AI Refinery services, helping organizations build the trust needed to run AI Agents in enterprise production environments. As AI agents become an integral part of day-to-day operations, this collaboration will enable:
- Visibility and control: Implementing tools to help enterprises have comprehensive oversight of AI agent activities, including quick identification of risks or anomalies.
- Least privilege and just-in-time access: Enforcing Zero Trust security principles to limit AI agent access only to what is necessary, reducing potential attack surfaces.
- Secure authentication: Establishing robust mechanisms to verify and authenticate AI agents to enterprise systems and other agents, providing seamless yet secure operations.
- Protection against manipulation: Safeguarding AI agents from internal and external threats that could expose sensitive data or disrupt operations.
Learn more about Accenture and CyberArk.
About CyberArk
CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR) is the global leader in identity security, trusted by organizations around the world to secure human and machine identities in the modern enterprise. CyberArk’s AI-powered Identity Security Platform applies intelligent privilege controls to every identity with continuous threat prevention, detection and response across the identity lifecycle. With CyberArk, organizations can reduce operational and security risks by enabling zero trust and least privilege with complete visibility, empowering all users and identities, including workforce, IT, developers and machines, to securely access any resource, located anywhere, from everywhere. Learn more at cyberark.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 801,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at accenture.com
Accenture Security is a leading provider of end-to-end cybersecurity services, including strategy, protection, resilience and industry-specific cyber services. We bring security innovation, coupled with global scale and a worldwide delivery capability through our network of Cyber Fusion Centers. Helped by our team of 25,000+ highly skilled professionals, we enable clients to innovate safely, build cyber resilience and grow with confidence. Visit us at accenture.com/security.
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