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At nerl0 we explore how AI agents and non-human identities change who can reach your data, and we build the tool to keep that visible. Read what we learn about access, evidence and fixing what matters first.

The AWS root access key can perform any action on any resource in the account
Recommended action: Delete the root account access key · Remove access
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Detected: The AWS account has a root access key. The root user holds an access key; the root user is not bound by IAM policies and holds every action on every resource. Source: scan e07c354c-4aaa-4e30-b18f-8a1468449688 observed 2026-11-09T06:00:00Z, aws coverage complete.

SeverityCritical
Impact4 crown jewels ·not measurable
Authority paths14 authority paths
EvidenceProvenEvery step is an observed relationship: configured authority. Observed use is reported separately. 2 scans · reproduced
Platforms1 platform
Observed useNo use observedin 30 days of CloudTrail · verify before removing
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5 measures changed between the scan of 7 Nov 07:00 and the scan of 9 Nov 07:00.

Latest scan against the previous one9CSV
MeasurePreviousLatestChange
Agents3941+2
MCP servers56+1
Shadow agents000
Agents without a confirmed owner220
Identities5152+1
Identities without a confirmed owner110
Data stores5961+2
Crown-jewel stores440
Open findings7778+1
Source: GET /api/v1/inventory/history, GET /api/v1/findings/history
Inventory over the last 12 scans8 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026CSV
9708 Oct9 Nov
Open findingsData storesIdentitiesAgents
Counts of each published scan's inventory, with today's classifications and governance applied to every scan; open findings per scan. Source: GET /api/v1/inventory/history, GET /api/v1/findings/history
What this answer cannot show
  • The scan of 7 Nov 07:00 collected salesforce only partly: a difference there can be a difference in visibility, not in your environment.
  • Counts compare totals; they do not say which entities came or went. Latest changes on the dashboard lists them per question.
Evidencescan · 49a998c6-0408-4bc7-982e-8e454fb1d5fescan · e07c354c-4aaa-4e30-b18f-8a1468449688
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Turn authority paths into fixes with Issues and the Agent

Nov 11, 2026Product Update
Can readCan readCan readCan readCan readUses credential1claude-codeGitHub Appclaude-code installationtokenApp installation tokennorthstar-tech/platformRepository1northstar-tech/payments-serviceRepository1northstar-tech/internal-toolsRepository1northstar-tech/infraRepository2northstar-tech/docsRepository+ 2 MORE REPOSITORIES

What a non-human identity is, and why it matters

The service accounts, keys and agents that act in your company without a person behind them.

nerl0 ProductTeam
Nov 11, 2026Guide
Remove access ⓘ3 issues open
Reduce scope ⓘ2 issues open
Assign owner ⓘ0 issues open
Rotate secret ⓘ1 issues open
All issuesOpen issues first, ordered by severity and impact on your questions
#IssueSeverityStatusAuthority pathsAssigneeUpdated
1The AWS root access key can perform any action on any …Recommended action: Delete the root account access keyRemove accessCriticalIn progress1MCMaya Chentoday
2ops-automation-agent can write to production crown-je…Recommended action: Reduce scope of ops-admin on prod/paym…Reduce scopeHighNew1OHOmar Haddad09 Nov 07:00
3anthropics/claude-code-action in northstar-tech/platfor…Recommended action: Reduce scope of release-deployer on prod/…Reduce scopeHighNew1OHOmar Haddad09 Nov 07:00

How to read the Security Graph

Follow a route from an agent through roles and grants to the data it can reach.

nerl0 ProductTeam
Nov 6, 2026Guide
Evidence coverage over timeShare of each framework's mapped checks that passed, among those measured. Not an assessment of compliance; frameworks are not comparable with each other.
↗ Passing rate ⌄ScanDayWeek
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%11 Sep17 Sep23 Sep29 Sep05 Oct10 Oct16 Oct22 Oct28 Oct03 Nov14 Oct · scan 17NIS233%NIST CSF18%ISO 2700118%CIS6%
NowISO 2700121%NIST CSF24%NIS247%CIS8%

Evidence is not a verdict

How automated checks map to ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS and NIS2, and what the counts do and do not say.

nerl0 ResearchTeam
Oct 30, 2026Research

Connectors

Platforms nerl0 scans, log sources it reads and tools it sends work to. All connections are read-only unless stated.
⌕ Search 32 connectors⚲ Filter
Essentials1 of 32 connected
AWS✓Cloud

IAM roles, keys, Lambdas and agents that can reach your buckets, secrets and databases

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GitHub✓Code

GitHub Apps and AI agents that can write to your repositories

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Slack✓Collaboration

Slack apps and bots, and the channels they may reach

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Okta✓Identity

OAuth service apps and API tokens that hold admin authority

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OpenAI✓AI provider

Service accounts and API keys that can act in your projects

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27 more connectors across cloud, code, identity and AI

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Read-only by default

Why nerl0 connects to your platforms through their own interfaces and never needs write access.

nerl0 SecurityTeam
Oct 28, 2026Product Update
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5 measures changed between the scan of 7 Nov 07:00 and the scan of 9 Nov 07:00.

Latest scan against the previous one9CSV
MeasurePreviousLatestChange
Agents3941+2
MCP servers56+1
Shadow agents000
Agents without a confirmed owner220
Identities5152+1
Identities without a confirmed owner110
Data stores5961+2
Crown-jewel stores440
Open findings7778+1
Source: GET /api/v1/inventory/history, GET /api/v1/findings/history
Inventory over the last 12 scans8 Oct 2026 – 9 Nov 2026CSV
9708 Oct9 Nov
Open findingsData storesIdentitiesAgents
Counts of each published scan's inventory, with today's classifications and governance applied to every scan; open findings per scan. Source: GET /api/v1/inventory/history, GET /api/v1/findings/history
What this answer cannot show
  • The scan of 7 Nov 07:00 collected salesforce only partly: a difference there can be a difference in visibility, not in your environment.
  • Counts compare totals; they do not say which entities came or went. Latest changes on the dashboard lists them per question.
Evidencescan · 49a998c6-0408-4bc7-982e-8e454fb1d5fescan · e07c354c-4aaa-4e30-b18f-8a1468449688
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Five questions to ask the Agent first

Start with exposure, changes since the last scan, and who can reach crown-jewel data.

nerl0 ProductTeam
Oct 22, 2026Guide
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Updated 09 NovOH

ops-automation-agent can write to production crown-jewel prod/payments/stripe-key

HighReduce scopeAWS
Updated 09 NovOH

anthropics/claude-code-action in northstar-tech/platform can write to repositories

HighReduce scopeGitHub
Open–

Assign an owner to the unowned agent

MediumAssign owner
In progress1···  +
Updated todayMC

The AWS root access key can perform any action on any resource in the account

CriticalRemove accessAWS
Verified1···  +
ClosedMC

Rotated secret no longer reachable from other accounts

ClosedRotate secret

From finding to fix

Work the Issues board: one recommended action, one owner, verified by the next scan.

nerl0 ProductTeam
Oct 16, 2026Product Update

Activity

Every event on this issue's paths, one lane per entity · newest first
ops-automation-agentDecisionDev Patel assigned an issue on ops-automation-agent
ops-automation-agentDecisionDev Patel opened an issue on ops-automation-agent
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent read prod/payments/stripe-key
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts
nerl0Reproduced
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts
ops-automation-agentops-automation-agent wrote to northstar-build-artifacts

A route is not proof of use

Granted authority and observed activity are different things. Why every answer says what it cannot show.

nerl0 ResearchTeam
Oct 9, 2026Research
Evidence coverage by areaShare of mapped checks that passed, among those measured.
HighMidLowNo mapped check
Area of the company
ISO 27001Annex A · 2022 · 10 of 93 mapped
NIST CSF2.0 · 4 of 106 mapped
CIS Controls8.1 · 2 of 153 mapped
NIS22022 · 6 of 42 mapped
Governance, policy & risk
–
50%1/2
–
67%2/3
People & HR
100%2/2
–
–
–
Assets & information
50%1/2
67%2/3
–
75%3/4
Identity & access
38%3/8 of 10
43%3/7 of 10
0%0/1 of 4
71%5/7
AI agents & non-human identities
–
–
100%1/1
33%2/6 of 12
Cryptography & secrets
–
–
–
0%0/1 of 2

Deciding which data stores are crown jewels

Classify the stores that matter most, then track who can reach them over time.

nerl0 SecurityTeam
Oct 2, 2026Guide
aws
azure
gcp
github
gitlab
okta
openai
claude
slack
notion
atlassian
mcp

Connecting your first five platforms

Cloud, code, identity, chat and AI: what each connector reads and what it shows you.

nerl0 ProductTeam
Sep 24, 2026Product Update

See it on your own data.