Standing privileges are already risky for humans. When AI agents can act on them at machine speed, the exposure grows exponentially. This guide helps security leaders evaluate PAM platforms for a world where humans, machines, and AI agents all operate in the same infrastructure.
What’s inside:
Why static PAM is breaking and what agentic-forward Cloud PAM looks like in practice
The co-pilot problem happening right now: how AI coding agents inherit your engineers' credentials with no controls
One combined vendor comparison: Apono vs. CyberArk, Teleport, Delinea, BeyondTrust, Microsoft PIM, and Okta across 12 capabilities
Zero Standing Privilege playbook: ephemeral privileges created at runtime, not shorter-lived static roles
Rollout strategy with risk-first sequencing and a real customer example
Enterprise RFP checklist with a new AI and Agent Governance category
Who should read it
CISOs and security leaders modernizing PAM for cloud and AI
Cloud security architects and DevSecOps
Platform and infrastructure teams evaluating access automation
