For Eduarda Camacho, tackling identity sprawl is a business necessity. As Chief Operating Officer at CyberArk, she sees the rapid proliferation of machine identities, IoT devices, and AI-driven systems as one of today’s most pressing cybersecurity issues. “We can say that we now have 45 million machine identities to one human identity,” Camacho says, underscoring the scale of the challenge. Her focus is not on the threat itself, but on building a seamless, secure customer experience that mirrors the consumer-grade self-service expectations now common in enterprise software. Her approach is clear: eliminate standing privileges, integrate access only when needed, and dismantle long-standing assumptions about identity and control.
Originally from Portugal, Camacho earned her bachelor’s degree from Universidade Nova de Lisboa before launching a global career in enterprise software. At CyberArk, she leads go-to-market strategy, sales, channel operations, and customer success worldwide. Her work is rooted in decades of customer-facing leadership. She spent more than 20 years at PTC, where she played a key role in transitioning the business from perpetual licensing to SaaS, including stints in Europe and Asia. At BMC Software, she drove global customer success initiatives and professional services before joining CyberArk in 2023.
Camacho believes managing cyber risk goes beyond deploying technology. It requires rethinking how people, machines, and vendors interact across the digital supply chain. “You never want to rely solely on technology to fix [attacks],” she says, pointing instead to layered controls, better vendor diligence, and cleaner operational hygiene. Whether embedding AI into access platforms or eliminating unused credentials, Camacho’s goal remains steady: enable secure business operations without compromise.