December 10, 2024 at 08:04AM Astrix Security, a startup focusing on securing non-human identities, has raised $45 million in Series B funding, totaling $85 million. Investors include Menlo Ventures, Workday Ventures, and BVP. The company addresses identity management challenges and has expanded its workforce significantly to serve major clients like Workday and Netapp. ### Meeting … Read more
December 6, 2024 at 12:55AM SailPoint warned of a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-10905) in its IdentityIQ IAM platform that allows unauthorized access to files due to improper access control. Affected versions have a CVSS score of 10/10. E-fixes are available, and users are urged to update promptly to prevent potential data compromise. **Meeting Takeaways: SailPoint IdentityIQ … Read more
November 21, 2024 at 05:36PM Apono has updated its Cloud Access Platform, allowing automatic discovery and revocation of standing access to enhance security across cloud environments. This update supports Just-in-Time, Just-Enough access, reducing vulnerabilities while maintaining operational efficiency. In-person demonstrations will be held at AWS re:Invent from December 2-6. Visit www.apono.io for details. ### Meeting … Read more
November 19, 2024 at 07:49AM Organizations must evolve their approach to Privileged Access Management (PAM) by prioritizing security over merely managing access. With advanced cyber threats emerging, adopting a proactive strategy that includes continuous monitoring, real-time threat response, and robust security controls is essential to effectively protect privileged accounts and sensitive systems. ### Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
October 21, 2024 at 05:23PM Nearly half of organizations have long-lived credentials in cloud services, increasing risks of data breaches. Datadog’s 2024 report indicates many credentials are outdated or unused, often leaking in source code. To enhance security, experts recommend avoiding long-lived credentials and adopting short-lived ones along with modern authentication methods. ### Meeting Takeaways: … Read more
September 12, 2024 at 09:36AM Aembit, a non-human identity and access management (IAM) provider, has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round, bringing the total raised to $45 million. The startup, founded in 2021, aims to solve the challenge of access between distributed applications and SaaS services. Aembit’s solution provides policy-based access management … Read more
September 10, 2024 at 10:27AM P0 Security, an early-stage startup, secures $15 million in Series A funding from SYN Ventures, Zscaler, and Lightspeed Venture Partners, totaling $20 million. SYN Ventures’ Ryan Permeh joins its board. It offers cloud access technology to enhance corporate security and addresses challenges posed by the cloud’s expansion. CEO Shashwat Sehgal … Read more
August 29, 2024 at 08:06AM European cybersecurity startup Uniqkey has secured €5.35 million in a funding round led by Swedish VC BackingMinds, bringing its total funding to €15.35 million. Founded in 2017, the Danish-based company specializes in secure employee access to resources using encryption and aims to scale its technology to support more organizations, particularly … Read more
August 2, 2024 at 10:03AM In the modern enterprise, identity plays a critical role similar to electricity in business continuity, especially with cloud-based IDPs. Implementing a robust identity continuity plan, aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, involves inventorying applications and identities, ensuring continuous identity operations, monitoring, responding to outages, managing incidents, and continuous policy management. … Read more
June 20, 2024 at 10:22AM Pomerium, an access management startup, has secured $13.75 million in a Series A funding round led by Benchmark. The California-based company offers a zero trust reverse proxy for secure application access, and aims to prioritize access over restriction. The funding will be used to enhance its product and scale its … Read more