The 2024 Identity Security Threat Landscape for education shows rising cyber debt driven by new identities, AI threats, and vendor risks. Nine out of ten organizations suffered breaches, with 99% expecting negative AI impacts like AI-powered phishing and data leakage. Machine identities fuel 2.4x growth in identity sprawl, yet many still define privileged users as human-only, overlooking risks where up to 50% of machine identities access sensitive data. Third- and fourth-party providers add vulnerabilities, though vendor risk management ranks lowest in investments. Effective defenses include phishing-resistant MFA, automated identity governance, and just-in-time access.

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