Cybersecurity Articles by Venu Shastri

Venu Shastri

Venu Shastri is the senior director of product marketing for Idira at Palo Alto Networks driving machine and agentic identity. Venu is a seasoned product leader with over 20 years of experience in building and marketing enterprise security products. He has deep domain expertise in AI-powered Cybersecurity and Identity technologies and holds a US Patent on Password-less Authentication.

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Products and Services

Why Cryptographically Verifiable SPIFFE Identity is Key to Scaling AI Agent...

AI agents require secure machine identities, not just traditional human authorization frameworks like OAuth, to operate safely at scale. Using the Secure Production Identity Framework for Everyone (SPIFFE), solutions like Idira Secrets …

Jul 20, 2026

By Venu Shastri and Joe Garcia

Agentic Identity Security

What’s shaping the AI agent security market in 2026

For the past two years, AI agents have dominated boardroom conversations, product roadmaps, and investor decks. Companies made bold promises, tested early prototypes, and poured resources into innovation. As 2026 begins, the …

Jan 16, 2026

By Venu Shastri

Agentic Identity Security

Securing AI Agents: Privileged Machine Identities At Unprecedented Scale

Earlier in 2025, an AI agent named Claudius made headlines when it insisted it was human, promising to deliver products in “a blue blazer and red tie.” Quirky? Sure. But beneath the …

Oct 08, 2025

By Venu Shastri

Agentic Identity Security

Earlier in 2025, an AI agent named Claudius made headlines when it insisted it was human, promising to deliver products in “a blue blazer and red tie.” Quirky? Sure. But beneath the …

Venu Shastri

Agentic Identity Security, AI Security, Products and Services

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