Identity Security stories - Page 4

Australia’s Essential Eight has become the cyber benchmark, but clinging to basic compliance leaves organisations exposed to identity-led threats.

Ping Identity has launched Universal Services, a continuous trust layer to combat AI-driven fraud and secure risky interactions beyond login.

Rubrik launches CXO Visionaries, an invitation-only network for cyber and AI leaders as identity-driven attacks and recovery fears intensify.

Yubico warns EU financial firms that DORA-era resilience demands phish-resistant passkeys, not passwords and legacy MFA still rife in banks.

WatchGuard unveils Open MDR, offering MSPs unified 24/7 threat detection and response across mixed security estates without tool rip-and-replace.

Microsoft again tops global phishing brand list as attackers increasingly mimic big tech services to steal cloud and consumer credentials.

Portnox launches a global channel partner programme and names cybersecurity veteran Kristen Knight as VP of Channel Sales to drive growth.

UK launches cyber action plan as state-backed threats surge, forcing vital services to rethink defences and even return to tape backups.

Rapid7 partners with ARMO to embed cloud runtime detection into its Command Platform, unifying exposure management and live threat response.

Black Hat will premiere Semperis documentary Midnight in the War Room in Las Vegas, spotlighting the human cost of cyber conflict.

Cybersecurity in 2026 pivots from building higher walls to one core question: how fast can organisations recover when attacks inevitably hit?.

OpenText warns 2026 will bring an AI‑driven identity crisis, deepfake-fuelled scams and decision overload that many firms are not ready for.

Exabeam unveils behaviour analytics suite for AI agents, promising deeper visibility, risk detection and governance as autonomous tools spread.

Kyowon outage and an Instagram bug expose entrenched identity security gaps across APAC, from credential hygiene to privileged access.

CrowdStrike moves deeper into browser security with Seraphic buy, tying in SGNL identity tech to protect in-session activity and AI use.

CSPM tools will vanish as a separate market by 2026, Tenable says, as CISOs pivot spend to machine identity risk and permissions sprawl.

Burnout and alert fatigue among UK cyber teams are quietly eroding defences, leaving organisations exposed as attacks intensify.

CrowdStrike will acquire identity security specialist SGNL to add continuous, AI-ready access enforcement across human and machine users.

Just 1% of organisations fully use Just-in-Time privileged access, leaving AI agents and cloud systems exposed to “always-on” credentials.

Generative AI tools drive a surge in workplace data breaches, with monthly policy violations more than doubling as shadow AI use persists.