Tag: iam
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Hackers Exploit Pandoc CVE-2025-51591 to Target AWS IMDS and Steal EC2 IAM Credentials
Cloud security company Wiz has revealed that it uncovered in-the-wild exploitation of a security flaw in a Linux utility called Pandoc as part of attacks designed to infiltrate Amazon Web Services (AWS) Instance Metadata Service (IMDS).The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-51591 (CVSS score: 6.5), which refers to a case of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) that…
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Why Human IAM Strategies Fail for Machines
5 min readThe core problem is that human IAM was never built for machine scale or behavior… The amount of non-human identities continues growing”, 10 to 1 will turn into 45 to 1, then 100 to 1, then 200 to 1. Nothing stops this growth. Unlike people, machines can’t use MFA or log in with…
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Critical Azure Entra ID Flaw Highlights Microsoft IAM Issues
While the cloud vulnerability was fixed prior to disclosure, the researcher who discovered it says it could have led to catastrophic attacks, alarming some in the security community. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/critical-azure-entra-id-flaw-microsoft-iam-issues
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AWSDoor: New Persistence Technique Attackers Use to Hide in AWS Cloud Environments
As more companies move their critical systems and data to Amazon Web Services (AWS), attackers are finding new ways to stay hidden inside cloud environments. AWSDoor is a tool designed to simplify and automate persistence techniques in AWS. Persistence lets an attacker maintain access even after initial breach remedies IAM-Based Persistence AWS Identity and Access…
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Zugriffs- und Benutzerverwaltung sichert Unabhängigkeit – Warum digitale Souveränität beim IAM beginnt
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/warum-digitale-souveraenitaet-beim-iam-beginnt-a-6cd55cff2d38b40fd48678e0edd63222/
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Best Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software
Discover the 15 best enterprise IAM software solutions. Secure your data, manage access effectively, and prevent identity-based attacks with these practical tools. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/best-enterprise-identity-and-access-management-iam-software/
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How to Cut Your Auth0 Bill by 70% Without Losing Enterprise Features
Tags: iamLearn how to cut your Auth0 bill by 70% without losing enterprise features. Explore flat-rate IAM with SSOJet for predictable pricing and growth. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/how-to-cut-your-auth0-bill-by-70-without-losing-enterprise-features/
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Best Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software
Secure your data with the 15 best IAM software solutions. Find practical tools to manage user access and prevent identity attacks effectively. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/best-identity-and-access-management-iam-software/
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New Tenable Report: How Complexity and Weak AI Security Put Cloud Environments at Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, governance, iam, identity, least-privilege, metric, mfa, monitoring, resilience, risk, security-incident, skills, software, strategy, threat, toolThis survey, commissioned by Tenable and developed in collaboration with the Cloud Security Alliance, warns that rapid cloud and AI adoption, combined with insecure identities and a reactive posture, leave organizations exposed. The report urges a strategic shift to preventive security with a unified view of risk and mature identity governance. Key takeaways Organizations are…
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Aembit Named to Fast Company’s Seventh-Annual List of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
Silver Spring, USA, September 9th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Fast Companytoday announced its seventh-annualBest Workplaces for Innovatorslist, recognizing businesses that foster a culture of innovation across all levels. Aembit, the non-human IAM company, earned the No. 43 spot for its breakthroughs in securing workload identities and its pioneering work at the intersection of agentic AI and identity.…
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Aembit Named to Fast Company’s Seventh-Annual List of the 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators
Silver Spring, USA, September 9th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Fast Companytoday announced its seventh-annualBest Workplaces for Innovatorslist, recognizing businesses that foster a culture of innovation across all levels. Aembit, the non-human IAM company, earned the No. 43 spot for its breakthroughs in securing workload identities and its pioneering work at the intersection of agentic AI and identity.…
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SailPoint stellt neue Studie -Horizons of Identity Security- vor
Die Ergebnisse aus vier Jahren Horizons-Studie zeigen: Die Anforderungen an die Reife sind kontinuierlich angestiegen von manuellem IAM über Automatisierung bis hin zur Governance von KI-Agenten und adaptiver Vertrauensbildung. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/sailpoint-stellt-neue-studie-horizons-of-identity-security-vor/a41921/
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Identity-First Security: Mitigating the Cloud’s Greatest Risk Vector
Tags: access, ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, credentials, data, defense, exploit, framework, google, iam, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, microsoft, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityCompromised credentials are now the leading cause of cloud breaches, making identity your most critical attack surface. A new IDC white paper explores why this shift is happening and where traditional defenses fall short. Read on to learn how Tenable’s identity-first approach turns this risk into your strongest defense. Hack the user, own the cloud.…
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Endstation Cloud? – 5 Gründe für eine neue IAM-Strategie
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/5-gruende-fuer-eine-neue-iam-strategie-a-9c7d22eaefc279f7ddb83303c9f650bf/
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Pressure on CISOs to stay silent about security incidents growing
Tags: access, breach, business, cio, ciso, corporate, credentials, credit-card, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, framework, group, hacker, iam, identity, incident response, insurance, law, mfa, ransomware, sap, security-incident, software, theft, threat, training‘Intense pressure’ to keep quiet about security incidents: CSO spoke to two other former CISOs who reported pressures to stay silent about suspected security incidents. Both CISOs requested to remain anonymous due to end-of-contract confidentiality agreements made with previous employers.”While working inside a Fortune Global 500 company in Europe, I witnessed this multiple times,” one…
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Top 10 Best Identity and Access Management (IAM) Tools in 2025
The rise of hybrid workforces and multi-cloud environments has made Identity & Access Management (IAM) more critical than ever. In 2025, a robust IAM solution is the cornerstone of a Zero Trust security model, where no user, device, or application is trusted by default. The best IAM tools go beyond simple authentication, offering a comprehensive…
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Is Your IAM Solution Truly Scalable?
Is Your Identity and Access Management Approach Up to the Task? Could you be unknowingly compromising your cybersecurity by overlooking the importance of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) and Secrets Security Management? These vital aspects of Identity and Access Management (IAM) are critical in managing access control. Cybersecurity professionals and CISOs need to pay attention to the……
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Feeling Relaxed with Your IAM Strategies?
Are Your IAM Strategies Giving You Peace of Mind? When it comes to managing the vast array of digital identities and access permissions within a company, creating an effective Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategy is crucial. So, are your IAM strategies really helping you sleep better at night? Or are you sitting on a……
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ASPM buyer’s guide: 7 products to help secure your applications
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, container, crowdstrike, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, gartner, google, guide, iam, identity, infrastructure, ivanti, marketplace, microsoft, monitoring, okta, open-source, oracle, programming, risk, software, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementProtect the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and supply chain pipelinesAutomate software testingIntegrate with various applications to mitigate and remove various risksFeatures offered by ASPMs vary widely. As a result, tools can prove difficult to evaluate in terms of exactly what is being protected, what data and metadata is being collected to inform security judgments, and…
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5 key takeaways from Black Hat USA 2025
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, botnet, business, cisco, cloud, container, control, credentials, data, endpoint, exploit, firmware, flaw, framework, Hardware, iam, login, malicious, malware, network, password, programming, rce, remote-code-execution, service, software, technology, tool, update, usa, vulnerability, windowsVaults can be cracked open: Critical vulnerabilities in popular enterprise credential vaults were unveiled by security researchers from Cyata during Black Hat.The flaws in various components of HashiCorp Vault and CyberArk Conjur, responsibly disclosed to the vendors and patched before their disclosure, stemmed from subtle logic flaws in authentication, validation, and policy enforcement mechanisms, as…
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Empower Teams with Effective IAM Strategies
Why is Secure NHI Management Critical for Successful Team Empowerment? How often does secure Non-Human Identity (NHI) management come to mind? Considering the increasing reliance on cloud-based solutions across industries, including healthcare, finance, and travel, it’s clear that cybersecurity should play a significant part in empowering teams. For DevOps and SOC teams, especially, the task……
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How to Securely Access AWS from your EKS Cluster
Discover EKS Pod Identity Association”, the modern, secure way to grant AWS permissions without the operational overhead of OIDC providers. No more duplicated IAM roles across clusters, no more trust policy updates every time you scale. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/08/how-to-securely-access-aws-from-your-eks-cluster/
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ECScape: New AWS ECS flaw lets containers hijack IAM roles without breaking out
Fargate is comparatively safe: Amazon’s design makes the EC2 host, not the container, the security boundary. When multiple tasks with varying IAM roles share the same EC2, the risk of lateral escalation via ECScape increases. AWS did not immediately respond to CSO’s request for comment.Sweet Security has recommended mitigations that include disabling or restricting IMDS…
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ECScape: New AWS ECS flaw lets containers hijack IAM roles without breaking out
Fargate is comparatively safe: Amazon’s design makes the EC2 host, not the container, the security boundary. When multiple tasks with varying IAM roles share the same EC2, the risk of lateral escalation via ECScape increases. AWS did not immediately respond to CSO’s request for comment.Sweet Security has recommended mitigations that include disabling or restricting IMDS…
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So sparen CISOs, ohne die Sicherheit zu torpedieren
Tags: business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, detection, governance, Hardware, iam, intelligence, jobs, risk, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityGeht’s dem Security-Budget an den Kragen, ist der Spielraum für CISOs denkbar gering.Vor etlichen Jahren fand sich David Mahdi, heute CISO Advisor beim IAM-Spezialisten Transmit Security, in einer Situation wieder, vor der wohl jedem Sicherheitsentscheider graut: Die Budgets sollten mitten im Jahr drastisch gekürzt werden ohne die Möglichkeit, irgendetwas aufzuschieben. “Das war damals eine unkontrollierbare…
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So sparen CISOs, ohne die Sicherheit zu torpedieren
Tags: business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, detection, governance, Hardware, iam, intelligence, jobs, risk, risk-management, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerabilityGeht’s dem Security-Budget an den Kragen, ist der Spielraum für CISOs denkbar gering.Vor etlichen Jahren fand sich David Mahdi, heute CISO Advisor beim IAM-Spezialisten Transmit Security, in einer Situation wieder, vor der wohl jedem Sicherheitsentscheider graut: Die Budgets sollten mitten im Jahr drastisch gekürzt werden ohne die Möglichkeit, irgendetwas aufzuschieben. “Das war damals eine unkontrollierbare…
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Privilege Escalation Issue in Amazon ECS Leads to IAM Hijacking
A software developer discovered a way to abuse an undocumented protocol in Amazon’s Elastic Container Service to escalate privileges, cross boundaries and gain access to other cloud resources. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/privilege-escalation-amazon-ecs-iam-hijacking
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We’re a Major Player in the 2025 IDC MarketScape for CNAPP. Here’s Why That Matters for Your Cloud Security.
Tags: access, attack, automation, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, governance, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, metric, radius, risk, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-management“With a strong focus on CNAPP through Tenable Cloud Security and exposure management with Tenable One, Tenable provides visibility and control over hybrid attack surfaces, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments,” according to the report. To successfully tackle your cloud security challenges, you need a partner that understands the landscape and offers you a powerful,…
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HashiCorp Vault & CyberArk Conjur kompromittiert
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, cloud, credentials, cve, iam, identity, infrastructure, mfa, open-source, password, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, tool, usa, vulnerabilitySecrets Management und Remote Code Exceution gehen nicht gut zusammen.In Enterprise-Umgebungen übersteigt die Anzahl nicht-menschlicher Identitäten (wie sie beispielsweise von Anwendungen und Maschinen verwendet werden), die Anzahl menschlicher Identitäten schätzungsweise um das 150-Fache. Damit sind Credential- oder Secrets-Management-Systeme eine kritische Komponente der IT-Infrastruktur. Umso fataler sind die Erkenntnisse, die Sicherheitsexperten des Identity-Spezialisten Cyata bei der…