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Delinea and StrongDM Join Forces to Address Identity Security for Agentic AI
Delinea and StrongDM have announced plans to unite, positioning the combined organization to address emerging identity security challenges tied to agentic AI and increasingly automated infrastructure. The combination will bring together Delinea’s privileged access management (PAM) capabilities with StrongDM’s approach to just-in-time (JIT) runtime authorization capabilities for cloud infrastructure, databases and applications. The goal is to give enterprises more consistent visibility and control over both human users and non-human identities, including AI agents, specifically for continuous, always-on environments.
The announcement comes as organizations grapple with how to secure autonomous systems that act on behalf of users or applications. The collaboration features a platform that offers secure, frictionless developer access, reduced exposure, real-time governance over Agentic AI and stronger compliance with simplified operations. By combining their platforms, Delinea and StrongDM aim to offer a more unified approach to identity security that spans infrastructure, applications and automated agents. For security teams, the move highlights how identity is becoming a central control plane as AI systems gain greater autonomy. The deal is expected to close in Q1 2026 pending regulatory review.
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Posted by Redmond Channel Partner magazine staff on January 15, 2026