Andromeda Security Expands Its Identity Protection Capabilities Amid Rising Cyber Threats
In an era where cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and frequent, organizations are facing unprecedented challenges in securing their digital assets. According to recent statistics, 80% of all breaches involve compromised identities, underscoring the urgent need for robust identity protection solutions. To address this growing concern, Andromeda Security, a leader in automating permissions and lifecycle management for both human and non-human identities, has unveiled significant enhancements to its platform. These updates aim to tackle identity sprawl, enforce least privilege principles, and provide deeper visibility into identity-related risks across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
The new features introduced by Andromeda reflect its commitment to reducing the identity attack surface while helping businesses accelerate their journey toward Zero Trust architectures. By leveraging real-time context and intelligent automation, Andromeda ensures that organizations can effectively manage identities in complex, dynamic environments without compromising security.
The Growing Challenge of Identity Sprawl
Identity sprawl refers to the proliferation of identities within an organization, which often leads to over-provisioning of permissions. Studies indicate that 95% of permissions are over-provisioned, leaving organizations vulnerable to potential threats. Furthermore, 99% of organizations attribute breaches to insecure identities, highlighting the critical importance of implementing stringent identity governance practices. As the number of identities continues to grow—both human and non-human—the risk of unauthorized access increases exponentially.
The emergence of AgenticAI further complicates matters, introducing new vectors for cybercriminals to exploit. In response, Andromeda Security has developed a comprehensive suite of tools designed to mitigate these risks through enhanced visibility, automation, and integration with existing systems.
A Holistic Approach to Identity Security
Andromeda’s latest release is a direct result of extensive customer feedback and a deep understanding of the modern identity threat landscape. The platform now offers broader support for cloud services, granular resource-level access visibility, and critical integrations such as Active Directory. This expansion enables organizations to gain a more comprehensive view of their identity ecosystem, empowering them to make informed decisions about access management.
One of the standout features of this update is the expanded support for cloud service providers. Previously limited to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, Andromeda now provides full compatibility with Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This parity ensures that organizations using any of the major cloud platforms can benefit from advanced features like Just-In-Time (JIT) access, User Access Reviews (UAR), and activity-based insights specific to each provider’s identities. These capabilities allow administrators to dynamically adjust permissions based on real-time usage patterns, significantly reducing the likelihood of misconfigurations and vulnerabilities.
Another key enhancement is the integration of Active Directory. By bridging the gap between on-premises and cloud environments, Andromeda provides a unified view of human and non-human identities across all organizational layers. This integration facilitates compliance efforts and enhances risk visibility, enabling IT teams to proactively identify and address potential issues before they escalate into major problems.
Addressing Human and Non-Human Identities
Non-human identities (NHIs) represent another critical area of focus for Andromeda. As automation becomes more prevalent in enterprise operations, so too does the proliferation of machine identities. These entities, such as APIs, microservices, and bots, require careful oversight to prevent abuse. With the addition of support for business-critical apps like Salesforce, Snowflake, MongoDB Atlas, and Elasticsearch, Andromeda now offers risk insights, JIT access, and UARs tailored specifically for NHIs. This level of granularity ensures that even the smallest details do not go unnoticed, safeguarding against overlooked vulnerabilities.
Resource-level management is another cornerstone of Andromeda’s strategy. Fine-grained controls for cloud resources, including S3 buckets, RDS databases, DynamoDB tables, Redshift clusters, EC2 instances, and Secrets Manager secrets in AWS; BigQuery datasets and Cloud Storage buckets in GCP; and Blob Storage containers and virtual machines in Azure, give administrators unprecedented control over who can access what. This capability is particularly valuable in hybrid environments where disparate systems must coexist harmoniously under strict security protocols.
For organizations relying heavily on containerization technologies like Kubernetes, Andromeda introduces native support for managed Kubernetes services such as EKS, AKS, and GKE, along with self-managed clusters. Administrators can now enforce namespace- and cluster-level access controls, ensuring that only authorized users and processes interact with sensitive workloads.
Streamlining Operations Through Automation
Intelligent automation lies at the heart of Andromeda’s value proposition. By ingesting data from various sources—including identity providers, cloud logs, and applications—a unified graph-based data lake is created. Advanced AI models analyze this data to generate actionable insights regarding risk, posture, usage, and behavior. These insights drive automated remediation actions, access enforcement mechanisms, and improved compliance outcomes—all executed with precision and efficiency.
User Access Reviews (UARs) have been significantly enhanced with additional functionality, such as group reviews and automatic revocation policies. These improvements streamline the process of identifying inactive or unnecessary permissions while maintaining compliance standards. Similarly, JIT workflows now integrate seamlessly with popular collaboration platforms like Jira, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, fostering greater productivity among teams while reinforcing security measures.
Multi-tenancy support for Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) represents yet another important advancement. Organizations managing multiple environments can now leverage Andromeda’s capabilities to maintain consistent security policies across all tenants without sacrificing performance or flexibility.
Real-World Success Stories
Emilio Sepulveda, Director of Security & Compliance at Deepwatch, shared his experience with Andromeda: “What began as a search for a better User Access Review tool quickly turned into a game-changing move for our identity security program. Andromeda did not just improve our access reviews—it redefined how we manage identity across the organization. The onboarding was seamless, and the platform gave us immediate, precise control over both human and non-human identities.
About Andromeda Security
Andromeda Security addresses the most persistent challenges in identity security: excessive and inappropriate access across both human and non-human identities, manual processes and a lack of end-to-end context – compounded by fragmented data. Its data-centric platform unifies identity, entitlement, and activity data into a graph-based architecture—building rich context and laying the foundation for intelligent automation while delivering holistic visibility and remediation. Powered by AI, Andromeda utilizes contextual intelligence built on risk and behavior insights to provide automated and continuous enforcement of least privilege, Just-in-Time (JIT) access, User Access Reviews (UAR), and identity lifecycle governance—helping organizations reduce their attack surface, improve operational agility, and simplify compliance.
