June 28, 2024 at 11:05AM Join the exclusive webinar “The New Meaning of Identity Security” by industry experts on July 17 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5 pm BST. Discover innovative strategies, best practices, and real-world case studies to enhance your organization’s security posture. Register now to stay ahead of the curve and … Read more
May 24, 2024 at 08:25AM CyberArk is acquiring Venafi for $1.54 billion to bolster machine identity security. The move reflects the increasing importance of protecting machine identities, which have become targets in cyberattacks. This acquisition will allow CyberArk to enhance its machine identity management capabilities and provide an end-to-end machine identity security platform. Numerous other … Read more
May 22, 2024 at 06:49AM The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist, updated for 2025, addresses the growing challenge of securing the corporate SaaS sprawl. It emphasizes the need for a comprehensive SSPM solution covering misconfiguration management, identity security, permissions management, device-to-SaaS relationship, GenAI security posture, data leakage protection, and threat detection & response … Read more
May 20, 2024 at 10:37AM CyberArk has agreed to acquire Venafi from Thoma Bravo in a $1.54 billion deal, incorporating cash and CyberArk shares. The move, subject to regulatory approvals, will enable CyberArk to expand and create an enterprise-scale unified platform for end-to-end machine identity security, addressing the evolving needs of enterprise cybersecurity. Key takeaways … Read more
May 8, 2024 at 03:33PM Token Security, based in Tel Aviv, has obtained $7 million in seed funding and aims to address the rising challenge of identity security, prioritizing machine identities over human ones. Conventional human-focused identity management is no longer sufficient, as the number of machine identities has surged, leading to increased vulnerability. Token’s … Read more
April 16, 2024 at 04:50PM BeyondTrust has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Entitle, a privilege management solution focusing on just-in-time access and modern identity governance across the cloud estate. This acquisition enhances BeyondTrust’s ability to provision user access to sensitive data and cloud resources, expanding its privilege identity security platform. For more information, … Read more
April 16, 2024 at 07:27AM Organizations are facing growing cybersecurity threats due to the increasing use of cloud services and remote work arrangements. The Identity Underground Report highlights the challenges and vulnerabilities in managing digital identities, uncovering concerning statistics such as insecure password practices and overlooked service accounts. Proactive measures like Multi-Factor Authentication are crucial … Read more
April 15, 2024 at 04:33PM A cyberattack on a third-party telephony provider for Cisco’s Duo MFA service has raised phishing concerns for customers. The breach saw compromised employee credentials used to access and download SMS logs of specific users. Cisco urged affected users to stay vigilant and warned of the growing trend of social engineering … Read more
April 10, 2024 at 05:15AM The upcoming webinar “Today’s Top 4 Identity Security Threat Exposures: Are You Vulnerable?” by The Hacker News on Apr 10, 2024, will address overlooked identity threat exposures (ITEs) and provide actionable steps to protect your business. The event aims to unveil hidden dangers and empower participants with practical advice to … Read more
March 22, 2024 at 08:51AM The Microsoft Identity Cookbook provides orchestration recipes to assist organizations in adopting cloud-based identity providers. Based on the meeting notes, it seems the main takeaway is that the Microsoft Identity Cookbook serves as a compilation of orchestration recipes designed to assist organizations in integrating cloud-based identity providers. Full Article