Quest Software Expands Identity Security Platform
Expanded tools address identity risks involving AI agents, compromised identities and Active Directory recovery.
- By Chelsey Arries
- Sep 18, 2026
AI agents and other nonhuman identities are the focus of new capabilities added to the Quest Security Management Platform, which is designed to govern access and support recovery after cyberattacks.
Quest Software stated that the expansion addresses identity security throughout the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework lifecycle. The company said it developed the platform as AI agents gained greater access to autonomy.
The platform includes Quest Identity Insights, which maps the systems accessed by human, nonhuman and AI agent identities. The capability incorporates technology from Quest’s acquisition of identity security company Anetac and is intended to identify access paths that periodic scans may miss.
Another capability, Agentic AI Defense, can isolate a compromised identity during an attack while security teams investigate. Secure Replay, currently in private preview, uses artificial intelligence to separate potentially malicious changes from legitimate activity when organizations restore affected systems.
Quest also introduced Guardian Managed Recovery Services for Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID environments. The service supports preparation for and execution of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID recovery and can be provided through Quest partners. According to company research, Quest’s identity security technology can improve recovery time by up to 90% compared with enterprise backup tools.
A separate Secure Migration capability adds identity threat data to system migrations. It flags excessive privileges, inactive accounts and vulnerable devices before organizations complete a migration or consolidation.
Quest shared that the platform is intended to work with existing security systems while focusing on identity infrastructure. The company’s 2026 State of Identity Threat Detection and Response study found that more than 75% of surveyed organizations lacked a tested recovery plan.
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Chelsey Arries is assistant editor of Security Today, Campus Security Today, Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Online.