Lumos, a company specializing in SaaS application access and identity management solutions, officially unveiled its new flagship AI agent named Albus on June 3, 2025. This launch, noted by leading tech publications like TechCrunch and VentureBeat, marks a significant step towards intelligent automation of the complex and labor-intensive processes faced daily by IT and security departments in modern companies. Albus is designed to radically simplify the management of employee identity lifecycles and their access to numerous corporate applications. Using advanced machine learning algorithms and natural language processing (NLP), the AI agent allows employees to interact with the system through familiar interfaces, such as the corporate messenger Slack, to intuitively request access to necessary resources. Albus can not only autonomously process these requests according to predefined policies but also conduct automatic access recertification, proactively identify unused, orphaned, or excessive privileges that can pose significant security risks, and substantially assist companies in complying with strict regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA). According to Lumos, implementing Albus will significantly reduce the time IT specialists spend on routine access management operations, enhance overall security through more precise and timely control, and optimize SaaS subscription costs by identifying inactive or redundant licenses. Lumos positions Albus as a key tool for organizations seeking to efficiently manage their ever-expanding ecosystem of cloud applications and ensure strict control based on the principle of least privilege.
Lumos Introduces Albus: An AI Agent for Automating Enterprise Identity Management
