Delinea's Chris Kelly on Shadow AI and the New Identity Security Crisis

 
This week on ID Talk, Alex Perala and Tony Bitzionis speak with Chris Kelly, president of Delinea, about the company’s latest research into AI-driven identity security risks. The conversation explores how enterprises are struggling to govern the growing number of nonhuman identities created by AI agents, automation pipelines, service accounts and machine credentials, even as organizations express confidence in their AI readiness.

Kelly explains why “prepared” and “governed” are not the same thing in cybersecurity, discusses the rise of “shadow AI” inside enterprise environments, and outlines why legacy identity management systems are increasingly strained by the speed and scale of AI adoption. 

The episode also examines standing access risks, least-permissive autonomy, real-time identity visibility, and what CISOs should prioritize as AI systems become deeply embedded in enterprise operations.