Identity and Access Management
Access Controls Validate Identity. They Cannot Validate Intent. With AI Agents, That Distinction Is Now Critical
Access controls can confirm who or what is allowed to act. They cannot always tell whether the action makes sense. That gap becomes dangerous with AI agents, which can call tools, trigger ...
Survey Shines Spotlight on Risks Created by Identity Blind Spots
A survey of 312 senior security and IT leaders from organizations that have more than 500 employees, published today, finds nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) said they have a complete, real-time picture ...
Hyper-Connected and Exploitable: Today’s Workforce and the AI Security Shift Needed to Protect It
Organizations grow by adding complexity – more apps, data, systems, partners, and automation. Each addition creates new identity vulnerabilities. The average enterprise now manages 220 SaaS applications – each with its own ...
Report: Bulk of Identities Are Unseen and Unmanaged in the Enterprise
A report published by Orchid Security shines a spotlight on the degree to which identity management has become a growing problem for organizations, finding that two-thirds of nonhuman accounts are unseen and ...
Zscaler Acquires Symmetry Systems to Gain Data Graph
Zscaler plans to acquire Symmetry Systems, Inc. to add graph technology that applies artificial intelligence (AI) to access logs that are used to determine what data is being accessed by which identities ...
Versa Extends Zero-Trust Reach to Model Context Protocol to Secure AI Agents
Versa today unveiled a zero-trust framework for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that is embedded within its secure access service edge (SASE) platform. Kevin Sheu, vice president of product strategy and solutions ...
Akamai Acquires LayerX to Improve AI Browser Security
Akamai Technologies is acquiring Israeli browser security startup LayerX in a $205 million cash deal, a purchase that expands Akamai’s Zero Trust security portfolio into the browser layer. Employees often access generative ...
Erie County Puts the Kibosh on Biometric Data Collection by Retailers
Remember that face—retailers like grocery chain Wegmans are using facial recognition to identify miscreants, but legislators in Erie County New York says that’s not cool. They recently passed Biometrics Transparency and Privacy Act than ...
Why Brand Impersonation Is a CISO Issue
Vanessa Walker is an oncology massage therapist in Indianapolis. She was expecting a call from her corporate office. When a 1-800 number appeared on her phone, she answered. The caller, posing as ...
Survey Sees Little Progress Made on Automating Identity Management
A survey of 614 cybersecurity and IT leaders finds 89% of the applications deployed are not centrally managed via a multifactor authentication (MFA) platform. Conducted by the Ponemon Group on behalf of ...
