As more companies shift to hybrid and multi-cloud setups, keeping track of identity access has quietly become one of the biggest security headaches. The rise of shadow IT, machine-to-machine workloads, and AI systems acting with increasing autonomy only adds fuel to the fire. Meanwhile, attackers are getting smarter, blending into normal user activity with low-and-slow tactics and identity mimicry—just like the Volt Typhoon group that’s been making headlines for doing exactly that.

Security tools built a decade ago weren’t built for this. And it shows.

Enter AuthMind, a Bethesda, Maryland tech startup that brings real-time identity observability to fight AI-fueled attacks and modern security blind spots. The company aims to help businesses and enterprises monitor and protect identity activity—human or machine—across cloud, SaaS, hybrid, and on-prem systems, all in real time. With what it calls “identity observability,” AuthMind claims it can detect suspicious behavior faster and give security teams enough context to act before any