Way Security wants to rebuild the foundation of enterprise identity

2026-07-27 · Source: Insight Partners · Field: Technology & Digital — Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing & IT Infrastructure · Depth: Intermediate, medium

Summary

Way Security, co-founded by Yossi Barishev and Yonatan Rosenberg, launched in July 2026 with funding from Insight Partners and Glilot Capital, aiming to fundamentally rebuild enterprise identity infrastructure. Barishev argues that current identity and access management (IAM) systems, often 20-30 years old, are patchwork solutions ill-equipped for the velocity and complexity introduced by AI, particularly regarding the governance of non-human AI agents. He emphasizes that AI amplifies existing security gaps, making identity compromise faster. Way Security proposes treating AI agents like employees, applying existing internal governance structures rather than reinventing them. The company's strategy involves "fighting fire with fire," using AI to enable security solutions that can match the speed of AI-driven threats and innovation. Barishev's prior experience at Fireblocks, securing over \$10T in digital asset transactions, informed his view on building scalable and pragmatic security infrastructure.

Key takeaway

For Directors of AI/ML or AI Security Engineers modernizing identity and access management, recognize that AI agents introduce significant governance challenges to outdated infrastructure. You should extend existing internal HR-like governance structures to AI agents, treating them as employees to define their scope and purpose. Prioritize rebuilding your identity foundation with AI-enabled solutions. This will match the speed of modern threats and secure your enterprise's primary perimeter.

Key insights

AI amplifies foundational weaknesses in enterprise identity management, necessitating a rebuild of infrastructure to govern both human and non-human identities.

Principles

• Identity is the core security perimeter.
• AI amplifies existing security gaps.
• Apply existing governance to AI agents.

In practice

• Treat AI agents as employees for governance.
• Prioritize identity as the enterprise perimeter.
• Employ AI to accelerate security defenses.

Topics

• Enterprise Identity
• Identity and Access Management
• AI Agents
• Cybersecurity Governance
• Security Infrastructure
• Non-Human Identities

Best for: CTO, VP of Engineering/Data, Executive, AI Security Engineer, Security Engineer, Director of AI/ML

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