AppViewX Acquires Eos to Build Unified AI Agent and Machine Identity Security Platform — New CEO from CyberArk

On March 19, 2026, AppViewX, a leading machine identity management provider, announced the acquisition of Eos, an AI-native Identity Control Plane specifically designed for AI agents and autonomous workloads within the enterprise. The deal represents a significant consolidation in the emerging AI agent identity security market.

STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE:

The acquisition combines AppViewX automated Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM) and PKI infrastructure with Eos agentic governance and privileged access control capabilities. The result is an integrated platform for both traditional machine identity and AI agent identity security.

New CEO Archit Lohokare (Eos co-founder) stated: AI agents are increasingly acting with autonomy inside the enterprise, with privileged access to data, applications, infrastructure, and cloud environments. Identity is the control plane for this new era. As organizations rapidly deploy AI agents, they need a unified governance and risk layer that secures machines and AI agents with consistent visibility, policy, and enforcement.

LEADERSHIP CHANGES:

• Archit Lohokare (Eos CEO, ex-CyberArk SVP of Workforce and Endpoint Security) becomes AppViewX CEO
• Kashyap Ivaturi (Eos CTO, ex-CyberArk/ServiceNow) becomes AppViewX CTO
• Previous CEO Dino DiMarino steps down to pursue other opportunities
• Madhu Venkatarajan (current CTO) moves to Chief Engineering Officer

The CyberArk pedigree is notable — both Eos founders come from one of the most established identity security companies, bringing deep expertise in privileged access management to the AI agent domain.

WHAT EOS BRINGS:

Eos built an AI-native Identity Control Plane that addresses the specific challenges of AI agent identity:

• Non-deterministic agent behavior monitoring
• Privileged access governance for autonomous agents
• Lifecycle management for agent credentials
• Unified visibility across all agent deployments

John Barrow, CISO at JB Poindexter: AI agents are a new identity group, and their rapid proliferation creates new risks for the enterprise. These agents often behave non-deterministically. To reduce risk, we must monitor, audit, and control their privileged access to sensitive data and systems.

MARKET CONTEXT:

This acquisition comes during a week where AI agent identity has dominated industry conversations:

• Teleport launched Beams with cryptographic agent identity
• Three companies converged on intent-based agent security at RSAC 2026
• Token Security, Geordie AI, and Apono all launched agent governance platforms
• HiddenLayer reported 73% of enterprises have internal conflict over AI security ownership

Ian Loring, Senior Managing Director at Haveli Investments (AppViewX backer): As organizations scale AI agents and autonomous workloads, the identity-driven attack surface expands dramatically. AppViewX has established leadership in machine identity management, and the addition of Eos accelerates its evolution into a unified platform that governs machines, AI workloads, and autonomous agents.

The acquisition accelerates AppViewX positioning as a leader in the converging machine identity + AI agent identity market, building on recognition from IDC MarketScape for CLM and KuppingerCole NHIM Leadership Compass.