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identity
Over 70% of organizations hit by identity breaches

Attackers rely on stolen credentials, compromised service accounts, and social engineering attacks targeting employees, according to Sophos’ The State of Identity Security …

Delinea AI identities
The hidden risk of non-human identities in AI adoption

An employee with persistent, unsupervised admin access across critical systems, with no audit trail, no clear owner, and no regular access reviews, would raise immediate …

identity
Identity discovery: The overlooked lever in strategic risk reduction

If you ask a CISO what keeps them up at night, the answer usually isn’t “lack of tools.” It’s uncertainty. Uncertainty about what they don’t see. Uncertainty about how far an …

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

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 …

biometrics
Why boards must prioritize non-human identity governance

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 …

identity, face, code, privacy, person
AI is flooding IAM systems with new identities

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 …

AI
Identity security planning for 2026 is shifting under pressure

Identity security planning is becoming more focused on scale, governance, and operational strain, according to the Identity Security Outlook 2026 report. The ManageEngine …

Jacob Ideskog
The AI security crisis no one is preparing for

In this Help Net Security interview, Jacob Ideskog, CTO of Curity, discusses the risks AI agents pose to organizations. As these agents become embedded in enterprise systems, …

identity risks
The surprising truth about identity security confidence

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 …

non-human identities
Secrets are leaking everywhere, and bots are to blame

Secrets like API keys, tokens, and credentials are scattered across messaging apps, spreadsheets, CI/CD logs, and even support tickets. According to Entro Security’s NHI …

attack path
Why CISOs should rethink identity risk through attack paths

Identity-based attack paths are behind most breaches today, yet many organizations can’t actually see how those paths form. The 2025 State of Attack Path Management report …

AI readiness
AI is here, security still isn’t

Although 79% of organizations are already running AI in production, only 6% have put in place a comprehensive security strategy designed specifically for AI. As a result, most …

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