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The Hard Work Is Just Starting. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Identity APM Has Gone Mainstream. The Hard Work Is Just Starting. **[SpecterOps](https://daily.dev/sources/specterops)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SpecterOps published its 2026 Trends in Identity Attack Path Management report, based on an Omdia survey of over 500 cybersecurity decision-makers across six countries. Identity security spending rose to 75% of organizations increasing budget (up from 57%), and 35% have fully implemented identity-based attack path management (APM) solutions, up from 21%. Despite this growth, prioritization remains the core challenge: 41% still struggle to act on findings, and 56% cite better risk prioritization and automated remediation as top gaps. The piece argues AI agents compound the problem, since agentic workflows create new credentials and trust relationships that expand attack paths exponentially; BloodHound Enterprise reportedly tracks 110 million identities, 5 billion relationships, and over 650 billion attack paths. The conclusion is that closing the gap requires operational maturity - ownership, cross-functional coordination, and remediation workflows - not just more tooling. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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