Terry KS Keeper Security’s latest global report reveals that organizations across Asia-Pacific are facing increasing challenges managing identity sprawl and AI-driven security risks. The study highlights growing concerns over unmanaged machine identities, fragmented security systems, and limited visibility into employee AI usage.
SINGAPORE, 8 MAY 2026 – Keeper Security has released a new global insight report highlighting mounting cybersecurity challenges as enterprises struggle to manage the rapid growth of machine identities and AI-driven systems.
The report, titled “Identity Security at Machine Speed,” surveyed 3,200 cybersecurity decision-makers and senior IT leaders across Asia-Pacific, the United States, Europe and the Middle East. The findings reveal that expanding identity ecosystems, combined with legacy security tools and unchecked AI adoption, are creating exploitable security gaps for cyber attackers.
Asia-Pacific emerged as one of the most impacted regions in the study, with respondents reporting higher-than-average concern over identity sprawl, fragmented security controls and AI-related governance risks.
According to the report, 94% of APAC senior IT leaders said managing the growing identity footprint has become increasingly challenging, surpassing the global average of 89%. In addition, 32% described today’s cybersecurity threat landscape as “much more challenging” compared to a year ago, the highest rate among all surveyed regions.
The study also found that many organizations still operate without a unified cybersecurity control plane. Globally, 96% of respondents said disconnected or poorly integrated security tools are creating exploitable vulnerabilities within enterprise environments.
Credential misuse detection remains another major concern. Keeper Security reported that 72% of organizations worldwide do not detect credential misuse in real time. In APAC, 22% of organizations take days or longer to identify unauthorized privileged access or credential abuse, increasing exposure to potential breaches.
The report further highlights how accelerating AI adoption is driving a surge in Non-Human Identities (NHIs), including AI agents, service accounts and automated workflows. More than half of APAC respondents identified AI-related NHI management and security as a major governance gap, significantly higher than the global average.
Employee use of AI tools is also raising alarms. Around 62% of APAC respondents expressed concern about employees unintentionally exposing sensitive information to AI systems, while many organizations admitted they lack visibility into the AI applications being used internally.
Despite these concerns, enterprises across the region are ramping up cybersecurity investments. Half of APAC respondents said they plan to prioritize AI security tools over the next 12 months, while investment interest in Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) and Privileged Access Management (PAM) also exceeded global averages.
Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-founder of Keeper Security, said organizations are struggling to govern the rapidly increasing number of AI agents and machine identities across modern enterprise environments.
He noted that unmanaged identities have become a major target for cyber attackers, making real-time identity governance and least-privilege enforcement increasingly critical.
Takanori Nishiyama, Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific at Keeper Security, said the region is experiencing sharper AI-related identity risks than any other area covered in the study. He emphasized the importance of adopting unified identity security platforms capable of governing both human and machine identities in increasingly AI-driven infrastructures.
Keeper Security said its zero-trust and zero-knowledge identity security platform is designed to help enterprises manage passwords, machine secrets, privileged sessions and endpoint privileges while improving compliance and reducing breach risks.