Every application, script, automation tool, and other non-human entity relies on some form of a “secret” to access other tools, applications, and data. These secrets and access are rocketing around our infrastructures and networks at the speed of light and are also a single point of failure. Anything that is a problem for security teams means that it’s an advantage for bad actors in cyberspace. The sheer scale of the problem means that we cannot address it with Excel files, spreadsheets, and manual systems of control it simply will not work.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/application-security/the-secret-to-zero-trust-you-need-to-know