Identity & Access

Opal Security Raises $23 Million for AI-Native Identity Governance

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Opal Security Raises $23 Million for AI-Native Identity Governance 2026-06-06 at 13:15 By Ionut Arghire Raising $59 million to date, Opal also announced five senior leadership appointments. The post Opal Security Raises $23 Million for AI-Native Identity Governance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Offroad Emerges From Stealth With $7 Million to Tackle Enterprise Identity Risk

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Offroad Emerges From Stealth With $7 Million to Tackle Enterprise Identity Risk 2026-06-04 at 18:31 By Kevin Townsend As AI agents, machine identities, and third-party applications multiply across enterprises, Offroad is betting autonomous security agents can restore control over an increasingly unmanageable identity landscape. The post Offroad Emerges From Stealth With $7 Million to Tackle

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Webinar Today: Securing Identity Across Humans, Machines and AI

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Webinar Today: Securing Identity Across Humans, Machines and AI 2026-05-07 at 15:01 By SecurityWeek News From service accounts to AI-driven processes, identity is evolving faster than most security programs can adapt. Discover strategies for reducing risk and regaining control. The post Webinar Today: Securing Identity Across Humans, Machines and AI appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Cisco Moves to Acquire Astrix Security to Tackle Non-Human Identity Risks

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Cisco Moves to Acquire Astrix Security to Tackle Non-Human Identity Risks 2026-05-04 at 22:03 By Mike Lennon Cisco on Monday announced its intent to acquire Astrix Security, a startup focused on securing non-human identities (NHIs) such as API keys, service accounts, and OAuth tokens increasingly used by applications and AI agents. In a blog post, Cisco said

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Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT

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Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT 2026-04-29 at 15:03 By Eduard Kovacs Forescout has identified tens of thousands of exposed RDP and VNC servers that can be mapped to specific industries. The post Hundreds of Internet-Facing VNC Servers Expose ICS/OT appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Why Cybersecurity Must Rethink Defense in the Age of Autonomous Agents

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Why Cybersecurity Must Rethink Defense in the Age of Autonomous Agents 2026-04-24 at 16:23 By Torsten George From autonomous code generation to decision-making systems that initiate actions without human intervention, the industry is entering a new phase. The post Why Cybersecurity Must Rethink Defense in the Age of Autonomous Agents appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Google Rolls Out Cookie Theft Protections in Chrome

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Google Rolls Out Cookie Theft Protections in Chrome 2026-04-10 at 11:06 By Ionut Arghire New Device Bound Session Credentials render stolen session cookies unusable by cryptographically binding authentication. The post Google Rolls Out Cookie Theft Protections in Chrome appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Linx Security Raises $50 Million for Identity Security and Governance

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Linx Security Raises $50 Million for Identity Security and Governance 2026-04-02 at 07:12 By Ionut Arghire The company will accelerate product development, scale go-to-market efforts, and expand its global footprint. The post Linx Security Raises $50 Million for Identity Security and Governance appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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Webinar Today: Agentic AI vs. Identity’s Last Mile Problem

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Webinar Today: Agentic AI vs. Identity’s Last Mile Problem 2026-04-01 at 17:32 By SecurityWeek News Join the webcast as we explore what Agentic AI can and cannot solve today, and real world breach scenarios linked to disconnected applications. The post Webinar Today: Agentic AI vs. Identity’s Last Mile Problem appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Stolen Logins Are Fueling Everything From Ransomware to Nation-State Cyberattacks

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Stolen Logins Are Fueling Everything From Ransomware to Nation-State Cyberattacks 2026-03-31 at 18:47 By Kevin Townsend Report shows how industrialized credential theft underpins ransomware, SaaS breaches, and geopolitical attacks, shifting security focus from prevention to detecting misuse of legitimate access. The post Stolen Logins Are Fueling Everything From Ransomware to Nation-State Cyberattacks appeared first on

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Silent Drift: How LLMs Are Quietly Breaking Organizational Access Control

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Silent Drift: How LLMs Are Quietly Breaking Organizational Access Control 2026-03-30 at 17:30 By Kevin Townsend LLMs can write complex Rego and Cedar code in seconds, but a single missing condition or hallucinated attribute can quietly dismantle your organization’s least-privilege security model. The post Silent Drift: How LLMs Are Quietly Breaking Organizational Access Control appeared

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AI Speeds Attacks, But Identity Remains Cybersecurity’s Weakest Link

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AI Speeds Attacks, But Identity Remains Cybersecurity’s Weakest Link 2026-03-25 at 18:18 By Kevin Townsend PwC finds AI is amplifying speed and scale of attacks, as identity theft evolves into a cybercriminal supply chain. The post AI Speeds Attacks, But Identity Remains Cybersecurity’s Weakest Link appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Oasis Security Raises $120 Million for Agentic Access Management

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Oasis Security Raises $120 Million for Agentic Access Management 2026-03-19 at 20:23 By Ionut Arghire The company will invest in R&D, product expansion across AI frameworks, and in scaling go-to-market and sales efforts. The post Oasis Security Raises $120 Million for Agentic Access Management appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek

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Shadow AI Risk: How SaaS Apps Are Quietly Enabling Massive Breaches

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Shadow AI Risk: How SaaS Apps Are Quietly Enabling Massive Breaches 2026-03-18 at 16:02 By Kevin Townsend From Chaos to Control examines the chaos that often comes from shadow AI hidden in SaaS apps and urges better visibility and control over agentic AI. The post Shadow AI Risk: How SaaS Apps Are Quietly Enabling Massive

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SIM Swaps Expose a Critical Flaw in Identity Security

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SIM Swaps Expose a Critical Flaw in Identity Security 2026-03-10 at 13:00 By Torsten George SIM swap attacks exploit misplaced trust in phone numbers and human processes to bypass authentication controls and seize high-value accounts. The post SIM Swaps Expose a Critical Flaw in Identity Security appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Microsoft Moves Closer to Disabling NTLM

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Microsoft Moves Closer to Disabling NTLM 2026-02-02 at 13:44 By Ionut Arghire The next major Windows Server and Windows releases will have the deprecated authentication protocol disabled by default. The post Microsoft Moves Closer to Disabling NTLM appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Why Identity Security Must Move Beyond MFA

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Why Identity Security Must Move Beyond MFA 2026-01-21 at 14:34 By Torsten George By integrating identity threat detection with MFA, organizations can protect sensitive data, maintain operational continuity, and reduce risk exposure. The post Why Identity Security Must Move Beyond MFA appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Analysis of 6 Billion Passwords Shows Stagnant User Behavior

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Analysis of 6 Billion Passwords Shows Stagnant User Behavior 2026-01-21 at 11:29 By Eduard Kovacs The most common stolen passwords in 2025 were 123456, admin, and password, according to a Specops study. The post Analysis of 6 Billion Passwords Shows Stagnant User Behavior appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026: Identity, AI, and the Collapse of Perimeter Thinking

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Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026: Identity, AI, and the Collapse of Perimeter Thinking 2025-12-17 at 14:00 By Torsten George Cybersecurity has always evolved in response to attacker innovation, but the pace of change over the last few years has been unprecedented—particularly with the emergence of weaponized AI to scale phishing, deepfakes, and voice cloning. As

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