Hard-Coded Credentials Threaten Machine Identity
Machine identity is often born as a shortcut Hard-coded credentials remain one of the quietest and most persistent risks in enterprise security. They are embedded in scripts, applications, deployment pipelines…
Saviynt raises US$700M in KKR-led funding round
Saviynt’s reported US$700 million funding round is a major market signal for identity governance and administration (IGA). Investment at this scale suggests that identity security is being treated as strategic…
SailPoint integrates with CrowdStrike Falcon for faster threat response
SailPoint’s integration with CrowdStrike Falcon shows how identity governance and administration (IGA) is becoming more closely connected to security operations. Traditionally, IGA focused on provisioning, access requests and periodic reviews,…
Saviynt Unveils 2025 Partner Awards Recognizing Excellence in AI Identity Security Innovation
Saviynt’s partner awards place ecosystem collaboration at the centre of the identity security conversation. For identity governance and administration (IGA) leaders, the development reflects a practical reality: governing access across…
Okta Surpasses $3 Billion in Contract Value as Identity Governance Expands in Enterprise IT
Okta’s reported contract-value milestone highlights how identity services are becoming embedded in enterprise technology strategy. From an identity governance and administration (IGA) perspective, the important signal is not the headline…
SailPoint (SAIL), Why Is It Getting Fresh Attention?
SailPoint is drawing renewed attention from investors and enterprise technology buyers as the identity security market becomes more central to digital transformation. For identity governance and administration (IGA) teams, the…
Claroty and Corsha integrate OT threat detection with machine identity security for US federal agencies
The integration of OT threat detection with machine identity security from Claroty and Corsha points to a growing requirement in federal environments: operational technology cannot be protected separately from the…
Lineation.ai focuses on runtime security for autonomous AI agents
Runtime security is emerging as the decisive control point for autonomous AI agents. Lineation.ai’s focus on protecting agents while they operate reflects a gap in conventional IAM: an identity can…
Keyfactor expands partner program for machine identity and post-quantum services
Keyfactor’s expansion of its partner programme for machine identity and post-quantum services highlights how closely modern trust infrastructure is becoming tied to the non-human identity problem. Certificates, keys and cryptographic…
Non-human identity (NHI) programs stall on detection, not policy
Many organisations have recognised that machine identities and service accounts require governance, yet NHI programmes still struggle to produce security outcomes. The central obstacle is often not a lack of…
Okta Bets $200M That AI Agents Need Their Own Identity Threat Detection
AI agents are moving from experimental assistants to operational systems that can call APIs, modify records and trigger workflows without a human approving every step. Okta’s reported $200 million investment…
Britive’s AWS Security Hub Integration Shows Why Cloud PAM Needs Continuous Risk Context
Britive’s integration of its unified privileged access management capabilities with AWS Security Hub reflects the direction cloud PAM is taking: privileged access decisions must be informed by live security context,…