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Identity Security Firm Saviynt Raises $700 Million at $3 Billion Valuation 

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Identity Security Firm Saviynt Raises $700 Million at $3 Billion Valuation  2025-12-09 at 17:40 By Eduard Kovacs The funding round was led by KKR, with participation from Sixth Street Growth, TenEleven, and Carrick Capital Partners. The post Identity Security Firm Saviynt Raises $700 Million at $3 Billion Valuation  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is […]

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ServiceNow to Acquire Identity Security Firm Veza in Reported $1 Billion Deal 

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ServiceNow to Acquire Identity Security Firm Veza in Reported $1 Billion Deal  2025-12-03 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs Veza Security was recently valued at more than $800 million after raising $108 million in Series D funding. The post ServiceNow to Acquire Identity Security Firm Veza in Reported $1 Billion Deal  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Saporo Raises $8 Million for Identity Security Platform

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Saporo Raises $8 Million for Identity Security Platform 2025-12-02 at 14:17 By Ionut Arghire The Swiss cybersecurity firm will scale its R&D, sales and marketing teams as it pursues expansion across Europe. The post Saporo Raises $8 Million for Identity Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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The weekend is prime time for ransomware

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The weekend is prime time for ransomware 2025-12-01 at 07:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec Over half of organizations that experienced a ransomware event in the past year were hit during a weekend or holiday, according to a Semperis report. Those periods often come with thin staffing, slower investigation, and fewer eyes on identity systems. Intruders know

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Opti Raises $20 Million for Identity Security Platform

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Opti Raises $20 Million for Identity Security Platform 2025-11-26 at 12:04 By Ionut Arghire The cybersecurity startup plans to use the seed funding to accelerate product expansion and global growth. The post Opti Raises $20 Million for Identity Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Email blind spots are back to bite security teams

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Email blind spots are back to bite security teams 2025-11-24 at 07:04 By Anamarija Pogorelec The threat landscape is forcing CISOs to rethink what they consider normal. The latest Cybersecurity Report 2026 by Hornetsecurity, based on analysis of more than 70 billion emails and broad threat telemetry, shows attackers adopting automation, AI driven social engineering,

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Research shows identity document checks are missing key signals

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Research shows identity document checks are missing key signals 2025-11-21 at 10:06 By Anamarija Pogorelec Most CISOs spend their time thinking about account takeover and phishing, but identity document fraud is becoming a tougher challenge. A new systematic review shows how attackers are pushing past old defenses and how detection models are struggling to keep

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What insurers really look at in your identity controls

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What insurers really look at in your identity controls 2025-11-21 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Insurers judge organizations by the strength of their identity controls and by how consistently those controls are applied, according to a new Delinea report. CISOs are entering a market that rewards maturity and penalizes gaps that once passed without scrutiny.

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Apono Raises $34 Million for Cloud Identity Management Platform

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Apono Raises $34 Million for Cloud Identity Management Platform 2025-11-18 at 16:54 By Ionut Arghire The company will use the investment to accelerate product development, expand go-to-market operations, and hire new talent. The post Apono Raises $34 Million for Cloud Identity Management Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View

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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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The password problem we keep pretending to fix

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The password problem we keep pretending to fix 2025-10-16 at 07:15 By Anamarija Pogorelec Experts across industries say they are still losing ground against identity-related breaches, even after years of investment in stronger access controls, according to RSA. Many said their organizations had faced at least one identity-related breach in recent years, and most of

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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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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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The surprising truth about identity security confidence

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The surprising truth about identity security confidence 2025-08-04 at 07:42 By Help Net Security Organizations most confident in their identity security are often the least prepared, according to a new report from BeyondID. The study reveals a troubling gap between what organizations believe about their identity security programs and how they actually behave. Surprisingly, those

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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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What 50 companies got wrong about cloud identity security

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What 50 companies got wrong about cloud identity security 2025-07-25 at 08:07 By Anamarija Pogorelec Most organizations still miss basic identity security controls in the cloud, leaving them exposed to breaches, audit failures, and compliance violations. A new midyear benchmark from Unosecur found that nearly every company scanned had at least one high-risk issue, with

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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

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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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AuthMind Raises $19.3 Million in Seed Funding

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AuthMind Raises $19.3 Million in Seed Funding 2025-04-23 at 20:04 By Ionut Arghire Identity protection startup AuthMind has announced raising $19.3 million in a seed funding round led by Cheyenne Ventures. The post AuthMind Raises $19.3 Million in Seed Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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