According to a recent LinkedIn post from Quest Software, the company is drawing attention to emerging risks from so‑called “shadow AI”—unsanctioned AI agents and machine identities that operate with legitimate permissions. The post points to a blog by Principal Technology Strategist Bastiaan Verdonk, which examines why machine identity security may represent a primary defense layer against these risks.
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The post suggests Quest is positioning its expertise and offerings around machine identity management as critical infrastructure for enterprises scaling AI. For investors, this focus could signal an attempt to capture growing security spend tied to AI adoption, potentially enhancing Quest’s relevance in identity and access management and supporting longer‑term demand for its security and governance solutions.