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NIST and CISA finalize playbook to stop token theft and forgery

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NIST and CISA finalize playbook to stop token theft and forgery 2026-09-16 at 10:40 By Anamarija Pogorelec NIST and CISA have finalized guidelines to help federal agencies and cloud service providers (CSPs) protect identity and access tokens from forgery, theft, and misuse. The guidance, Protecting Tokens and Assertions from Forgery, Theft, and Misuse (NIST IR […]

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AWS limits AI agents’ data access, even when manipulated

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AWS limits AI agents’ data access, even when manipulated 2026-08-20 at 14:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec AWS has detailed an approach for propagating user authorization context through AI agents, allowing access controls to be enforced by infrastructure and downstream services rather than relying on the agent itself. Customers using Amazon Bedrock AgentCore can build AI agents […]

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Weak IAM affects up to 98% of cloud environments

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Weak IAM affects up to 98% of cloud environments 2026-08-14 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Misconfiguration remains one of the leading threats to cloud environments because a single configuration error can result in public network access, unrotated keys, missing encryption, exposed services, and logging gaps. CISA now mandates baseline cloud configuration practices for US federal […]

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Exposed credentials are giving attackers a head start many organizations don’t see

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Exposed credentials are giving attackers a head start many organizations don’t see 2026-07-30 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Compromised credentials can remain active long after passwords are created, leaving organizations trying to identify exposed accounts before attackers can use them. The 2026 Credential Risk Report from Enzoic shows growing awareness of the problem, but monitoring […]

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Anthropic’s Claude Tag gives AI agents independent identities

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Anthropic’s Claude Tag gives AI agents independent identities 2026-06-24 at 16:56 By Anamarija Pogorelec Anthropic introduced an agent identity model for Claude Tag, its AI assistant designed for team collaboration in shared workspaces. The model gives Claude its own identity, permissions, and tool access, configured by administrators and tied to a workspace or channel. Because […]

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ETSI sets security requirements for AI data centers and cloud platforms

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ETSI sets security requirements for AI data centers and cloud platforms 2026-06-04 at 09:26 By Anamarija Pogorelec ETSI has published TS 104 033, a technical specification that defines security requirements for AI computing platforms. The specification establishes a security framework for platforms used to host AI applications in data center and edge computing environments, covering […]

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Microsoft Entra pushes passkeys, tightens identity security

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Microsoft Entra pushes passkeys, tightens identity security 2026-06-02 at 15:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft has released multiple identity and network access capabilities for Entra, its family of identity and network access products that help organizations implement a zero trust security strategy, over the last 30 days. Features reaching general availability Identity and authentication updates Phishing-resistant […]

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The CISO selling confidence in a market full of breach headlines

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The CISO selling confidence in a market full of breach headlines 2026-05-28 at 10:16 By Mirko Zorz Engineering teams across enterprise IT are writing their own software with AI coding assistants, spinning up agents that act on their behalf, and assigning those agents the same access privileges their human creators hold. The shift has pulled […]

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What happens when security teams inherit identity

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What happens when security teams inherit identity 2026-05-26 at 13:38 By Sinisa Markovic At the Span Cyber Security Arena conference, I sat down with Eric Woodruff, Chief Identity Architect at Semperis, to talk about how organizations perceive identity and the challenges those perceptions create for security. He shared his perspective on where organizations struggle with […]

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Manage machine identities: The hidden privileged access layer you need to manage

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Manage machine identities: The hidden privileged access layer you need to manage 2026-05-26 at 08:37 By Help Net Security Why are machine identities becoming the majority of “things with access”? Every automation, integration, and workload needs a way to authenticate and the right permissions to act. That quiet requirement has created a massive population of […]

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Over 70% of organizations hit by identity breaches

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Over 70% of organizations hit by identity breaches 2026-05-14 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Attackers rely on stolen credentials, compromised service accounts, and social engineering attacks targeting employees, according to Sophos’ The State of Identity Security 2026 survey. What do you estimate to be the overall cost to your organization to rectify the identity breach? […]

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Machine identities outnumber humans 109 to 1

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Machine identities outnumber humans 109 to 1 2026-05-14 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Organizations manage an average of 109 machine identities for every human identity. AI agents account for a growing share of those identities, with companies expecting AI agent growth of 85% over the next 12 months. Machine identities are projected to increase by […]

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Your IAM was built for humans, AI agents don’t care

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Your IAM was built for humans, AI agents don’t care 2026-04-27 at 11:18 By Help Net Security Identity and access management was built for a simpler world. One where the hardest problem was a human logging in, and where “Who are you?” was sufficient to decide what someone could do. That model served enterprises well […]

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Bringing governance and visibility to machine and AI identities

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Bringing governance and visibility to machine and AI identities 2026-04-13 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Archit Lohokare, CEO of AppViewX, explains how the rise of AI marked a turning point where machine and AI agent identities began converging into a single problem. Drawing on his experience across IBM and […]

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Oracle issues emergency fix for pre-auth RCE in Identity Manager (CVE-2026-21992)

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Oracle issues emergency fix for pre-auth RCE in Identity Manager (CVE-2026-21992) 2026-03-23 at 13:50 By Zeljka Zorz Oracle has released an out-of-band patch for a critical and easily exploitable vulnerability (CVE-2026-21992) in Oracle Identity Manager and Oracle Web Services Manager. The company did not say whether the vulnerability has been exploited as a zero-day, but […]

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Why workforce identity is still a vulnerability, and what to do about it

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Why workforce identity is still a vulnerability, and what to do about it 2026-03-04 at 07:43 By Help Net Security Most organizations believe they have workforce identity under control. New hires are verified. Accounts are provisioned. Multi-factor authentication is enforced. Audits are passed. Then a breach happens, often through an account that was “properly secured.” […]

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AI agents behave like users, but don’t follow the same rules

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AI agents behave like users, but don’t follow the same rules 2026-02-09 at 08:19 By Anamarija Pogorelec Security and governance approaches to autonomous AI agents rely on static credentials, inconsistent controls, and limited visibility. Securing these agents requires the same rigor and traceability applied to human users, according to Cloud Security Alliance’s Securing Autonomous AI […]

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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance

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Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance 2026-02-03 at 08:36 By Help Net Security Boards of Directors (BoDs) do three things exceptionally well when cyber is framed correctly. They set risk appetite, they allocate capital, and they demand evidence that the business can withstand disruption without losing momentum. Why cyber keeps becoming a board topic […]

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Product showcase: 2FAS Auth – Free, open-source 2FA for iOS

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Product showcase: 2FAS Auth – Free, open-source 2FA for iOS 2026-02-03 at 07:47 By Anamarija Pogorelec Online accounts usually rely on a password, but passwords alone can be weak if they’re reused, easily guessed, or stolen. Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds a second layer of verification, usually a six-digit code generated by an app on your […]

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AI is flooding IAM systems with new identities

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AI is flooding IAM systems with new identities 2026-02-02 at 07:20 By Anamarija Pogorelec Most organizations view AI identities through the same lens used for other non-human identities, such as service accounts, API keys, and chatbots, according to The State of Non-Human Identity and AI Security report by the Cloud Security Alliance. AI identities inherit […]

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