Gabriel Avner

Authomize

Gabriel is a former journalist who loves learning and writing about the cat and mouse game of security. These days he writes for WhiteSource about the issues impacting open source security and license management and training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Despite their best intentions, organizations find themselves contending with all too common admin sprawl throughout their apps and environments, leaving them with far more admins than they can handle securely... The post Trust but Verify — How to Secure Identity Provider Trust Relationships appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

Discover the motives and behavior of cyber criminals and how to protect yourself with Authomize's Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) platform. The post Authomize Research on Post-Holiday Account Takeovers appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

Okta’s source code was stolen in a breach of their GitHub repos, marking the 2nd significant attack on this critical IAM provider. Read how to secure your Okta with ITDR. The post Okta’s Source Code Stolen in GitHub Breach appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

Security leaders discuss the challenges and priorities for identity and access security in 2023, including the transition to the cloud, the need for visibility and control over identities... The post 5 Security Leaders Weigh in on Securing Identity and Access in 2023 appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

In years past, identity and security fell under two different domains. Identity was usually owned somewhere mixed in between IT and HR, while security was, well, under security. The post 2022 is the Year that Identity Fully Merged with Security – A Retrospective appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

Earlier this month, the team over at security firm Kroll released its “Q3 Threat Landscape: Insider Threat the Trojan Horse of 2022” report on the rise in insider threat... The post Tackling the Rise of Insider Threat Risk After the Great Resignation appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

Authomize announced today that we are the Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) Platform. If you missed our Press Release on the announcement, take a moment to check it out... The post Authomize is the ITDR Platform appeared first on Authomize ... Read More

Attackers are going after third-party contractors, using their legitimate access to the targets and exploiting security gaps to break in and make off with their ill-gotten goods. But what is it about the way that organizations manage and interact with contractors that makes these third-party players such a risk?  The post ... Read More

Okta, Uber, Rockstar, Samsung, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and others have all found themselves in the headlines for having been breached by the Lapsus$ crew. Claiming to be a couple of teens, this group has been serving up a steady stream of breaches with methods that far too many have called “sophisticated”.  ... Read More

In January, Twitter confused the security world by firing their head of security Peiter Zatko — or as he is more commonly known in security circles, Mudge. The severing of ties came without much of an explanation. Until recently. The post Lessons Learned from Twitter Security Disclosures appeared first on ... Read More