Kolawole Samuel Adebayo

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo is a multi-award winning tech reporter and content consultant who’s been covering technology for about a decade, with focus on cybersecurity, AI, enterprise network, and big data. Sam has covered hundreds of tech news and feature stories for major publications like Fast Company, VentureBeat, Dark Reading, and others. Additionally, he’s had sit-downs with some of the biggest names in the tech industry, including former CISA executive assistant director of cybersecurity Eric Goldstein, zero trust founder John Kindervag, CyberArk founder/chairman Udi Mokady, and more. He lives in Ibadan, consulting for brands, cooking in his free time, and writing poetry when his muse kicks in.

Tackling the Uncontrolled Growth of AI Agents in Modern SaaS Environments

By 2026, AI agent sprawl has become a critical SaaS security risk. With 80% of organizations reporting unintended agent actions, the "visibility gap" is the new frontier for cyber threats. Learn how to govern autonomous agents using comprehensive inventories, permission mapping, and automated risk scoring ... Read More

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Why RBAC is Still a Big Deal in 2024

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo | November 21, 2024 | RBAC, remote work

For many experts, the verdict is that RBAC remains a big deal because it delivers on two crucial fronts: It keeps organizations secure while enabling them to remain agile and innovative. In an era of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, that’s a combination that’s hard to beat ... Read More

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SSPM: A Better Way to Secure SaaS Applications

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo | October 3, 2024 | AI in SaaS, SaaS, security

As organizations continue to adopt more SaaS applications, the need for comprehensive security solutions will only grow ... Read More

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The Biggest Lesson From Crowdstrike’s Update Malfunction

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo | August 16, 2024 | CrowdStrike, Cybersecurity, Incident Response

Crowdstrike’s update malfunction caused a global IT outage three weeks ago. Industry experts share the biggest lesson for IT leaders to learn ... Read More

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Why SMB Security Needs Efficient Device Management

Kolawole Samuel Adebayo | July 17, 2024 | app-security, Device Management, devices, iot, security, SMBs

SMBs are increasingly becoming the cyberattacker’s goldmine. Device management is one way to stay ahead of malicious actors and protect your crown data jewels ... Read More

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Senator Sanders Wants to Own AI Companies — and Hand America’s Adversaries the Keys

NIST’s Nine: The PQC Signature Race Moves to Round Three

The Quantum Arms Race: Why Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Nine Companies

Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On