SailPoint Acquires Entro Security to Tackle AI Agent Identity Risk
SailPoint has finalized its purchase of Tel Aviv-based Entro Security, signaling a strategic push to secure the fast-growing world of agentic AI identities.
SailPoint has completed its acquisition of Entro Security, a Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity firm, in a move that underscores how rapidly identity security is evolving beyond human users. As organizations deploy more autonomous AI agents — software systems that act independently to execute tasks — managing and securing their digital identities has become a pressing and largely unsolved challenge for enterprise security teams.
The acquisition positions SailPoint, already a major player in identity governance, to extend its platform into what the industry is increasingly calling "agentic identities" — the credentials, permissions, and access rights held by machine-based actors rather than people. Unlike human identities, which are typically tied to employment records and HR workflows, machine and AI agent identities can proliferate rapidly and often operate with elevated privileges, making them an attractive target for adversaries.
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Entro Security's core technology was built specifically to discover, manage, and secure non-human identities, including secrets, tokens, and API keys — the connective tissue that AI agents use to interact with enterprise systems. Bringing that capability under SailPoint's umbrella suggests the company is betting that agentic AI adoption will accelerate demand for identity security tooling that most enterprises are not yet equipped to provide on their own.
From a strategic standpoint, the deal reflects a broader consolidation trend in cybersecurity, where established identity vendors are racing to absorb specialized startups before the agentic AI wave reshapes enterprise threat surfaces. For security and compliance teams, the practical implication is that identity governance programs will increasingly need to account for software agents alongside employees and contractors — a governance complexity that few frameworks have fully addressed. Continue reading at GlobalNewswire.
