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Defakto Raises $30 Million for Non-Human IAM Platform

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Defakto Raises $30 Million for Non-Human IAM Platform 2025-10-21 at 17:41 By Eduard Kovacs Defakto’s Series B funding, which brings the total raised to $50 million, was led by XYZ Venture Capital. The post Defakto Raises $30 Million for Non-Human IAM Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original […]

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Descope Raises $35 Million in Seed Round Extension

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Descope Raises $35 Million in Seed Round Extension 2025-10-01 at 14:18 By Ionut Arghire The identity and access management provider will invest in agentic identity R&D, expand to new regions, and hire new talent. The post Descope Raises $35 Million in Seed Round Extension appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Hush Security Emerges Stealth to Eliminate Credential Threats With No-Secrets Platform

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Hush Security Emerges Stealth to Eliminate Credential Threats With No-Secrets Platform 2025-09-10 at 13:52 By Kevin Townsend Tel Aviv–based startup replaces vaults and secrets managers with just-in-time policies, aiming to eliminate credentials entirely. The post Hush Security Emerges Stealth to Eliminate Credential Threats With No-Secrets Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Amazon Disrupts Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft Users

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Amazon Disrupts Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft Users 2025-09-02 at 15:21 By Ionut Arghire The Midnight Blizzard cyberspies used compromised websites to trick users into authorizing devices they controlled. The post Amazon Disrupts Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to

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Passkey Login Bypassed via WebAuthn Process Manipulation

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Passkey Login Bypassed via WebAuthn Process Manipulation 2025-08-14 at 12:21 By Eduard Kovacs Researchers at enterprise browser security firm SquareX showed how an attacker can impersonate a user and bypass passkey security. The post Passkey Login Bypassed via WebAuthn Process Manipulation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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1Kosmos Raises $57 Million for Identity Verification and Authentication Platform

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1Kosmos Raises $57 Million for Identity Verification and Authentication Platform 2025-08-12 at 16:11 By Eduard Kovacs 1Kosmos has raised $57 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $72 million. The post 1Kosmos Raises $57 Million for Identity Verification and Authentication Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector

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Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector 2025-08-08 at 19:08 By Torsten George As attackers target help desks and identity systems, traditional security perimeters are proving insufficient against agile, socially-engineered threats. The post Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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PLoB: A Behavioral Fingerprinting Framework to Hunt for Malicious Logins

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PLoB: A Behavioral Fingerprinting Framework to Hunt for Malicious Logins 2025-08-06 at 19:48 By Kevin Townsend Splunk researchers developed a system to fingerprint post-logon behavior, using AI to find subtle signals of intrusion. The post PLoB: A Behavioral Fingerprinting Framework to Hunt for Malicious Logins appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraud

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Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraud 2025-07-31 at 16:33 By Etay Maor Why context, behavioral baselines, and multi-source visibility are the new pillars of identity security in a world where credentials alone no longer cut it. The post Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billion

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Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billion 2025-07-30 at 16:32 By Mike Lennon Strategic acquisitions marks Palo Alto Networks’ formal entry into the identity security space and accelerates its platform strategy. The post Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha

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Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha 2025-07-10 at 15:03 By Kevin Townsend ‘Machine identities’, often used interchangeably with ‘non-human identities’ (NHIs), have been increasing rapidly since the start of digital transformation. The post Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Thousands of SaaS Apps Could Still Be Susceptible to nOAuth

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Thousands of SaaS Apps Could Still Be Susceptible to nOAuth 2025-06-25 at 17:26 By Kevin Townsend New research suggests more than 10,000 SaaS apps could remain vulnerable to a nOAuth variant despite the basic issue being disclosed in June 2023. The post Thousands of SaaS Apps Could Still Be Susceptible to nOAuth appeared first on

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Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives

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Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives 2025-06-24 at 14:10 By Torsten George The future of secure digital engagement depends on continuous identity verification and proofing that can scale with risk. The post Identity Is the New Perimeter: Why Proofing and Verification Are Business Imperatives appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Russian Hackers Bypass Gmail MFA with App Specific Password Ruse

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Russian Hackers Bypass Gmail MFA with App Specific Password Ruse 2025-06-18 at 22:01 By Ryan Naraine Russian hackers posed as US State Department staff and convinced targets to generate and give up Google app-specific passwords. The post Russian Hackers Bypass Gmail MFA with App Specific Password Ruse appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Misconfigured HMIs Expose US Water Systems to Anyone with a Browser

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Misconfigured HMIs Expose US Water Systems to Anyone with a Browser 2025-06-05 at 22:47 By Ryan Naraine Censys researchers follow some clues and find hundreds of control-room dashboards for US water utilities on the public internet. The post Misconfigured HMIs Expose US Water Systems to Anyone with a Browser appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Cerby Raises $40 Million for Identity Automation Platform

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Cerby Raises $40 Million for Identity Automation Platform 2025-05-28 at 16:29 By Ionut Arghire Identity security automation platform Cerby has raised $40 million in Series B funding to scale operations. The post Cerby Raises $40 Million for Identity Automation Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React

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Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw

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Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw 2025-05-22 at 20:08 By Ryan Naraine Akamai documents a privilege escalation flaw in Windows Server 2025 after Redmond declines to ship an immediate patch. The post Akamai, Microsoft Disagree on Severity of Unpatched ‘BadSuccessor’ Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Microsoft Accounts Go Passwordless by Default

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Microsoft Accounts Go Passwordless by Default 2025-05-02 at 12:32 By Ionut Arghire Microsoft is prioritizing passwordless sign-in and sign-up methods, and is making new accounts passwordless by default. The post Microsoft Accounts Go Passwordless by Default appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this headline:

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Veza Banks $108 Million Series D at $808 Million Valuation

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Veza Banks $108 Million Series D at $808 Million Valuation 2025-04-28 at 18:32 By SecurityWeek News San Francisco identity security play Veza closes a Series D fund round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The post Veza Banks $108 Million Series D at $808 Million Valuation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Push Security Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding

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Push Security Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding 2025-04-24 at 18:12 By Ionut Arghire Push Security has raised $30 million in Series B funding to scale its browser-based identity security platform. The post Push Security Raises $30 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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