IBM announced on November 12, 2026 that it had acquired AuthMind, an identity-security company focused on observing identity activity and detecting threats. IBM plans to integrate AuthMind more deeply into HashiCorp Vault so organizations can protect credentials and secrets when they are issued and as AI agents use them across applications, tools and data. The deal addresses a blind spot that appears after authentication. An agent may start with a valid identity and approved credentials, then…