Tag: identity
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New Report Reveals Just 10% of Employees Drive 73% of Cyber Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, ceo, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, identity, office, phishing, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, trainingHuman risk is concentrated, not widespread: Just 10% of employees are responsible for nearly three-quarters (73%) of all risky behavior.Visibility is alarmingly low: Organizations relying solely on security awareness training (SAT) have visibility into only 12% of risky behavior, compared to 5X that for mature HRM programs.Risk is often misidentified: Contrary to popular belief, remote…
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The MFA Illusion: Rethinking Identity for Non-Human Agents
As Agentic AI Takes Over Workflows, Traditional Authentication Practices Fall Short. The explosion of agentic AI and autonomous bots to orchestrate cross-system tasks is turning MFA into a brittle defense. Non-human identities often bypass human-centric security controls, operating with static credentials and undefined ownership, creating exploitable identity risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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PoisonSeed Hackers Bypass FIDO Keys Using QR Phishing and Cross-Device Sign-In Abuse
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a novel attack technique that allows threat actors to bypass Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) key protections by deceiving users into approving authentication requests from spoofed company login portals.The activity, observed by Expel as part of a phishing campaign in the wild, has been attributed to a threat actor named PoisonSeed, which…
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TechTalk: Non-Human Identities erkennen und schützen
Die diesjährige European Identity Cloud Conference brachte uns mit Heiko Klarl zusammen, dem CEO des Sicherheitsanbieters Nexis. Was dieses Unternehmen mit dem Thema Non-Human Identities zu tun hat und wie Nexis in diesem Kontext seinen Kunden helfen kann, verrät er uns in diesem Video. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump to article: ap-verlag.de/techtalk-non-human-identities-erkennen-und-schuetzen/97488/
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Building scalable secrets management in hybrid cloud environments: Lessons from enterprise adoption
Tags: access, backup, cloud, credentials, data, gitlab, group, iam, identity, infrastructure, jobs, kubernetes, leak, radius, service, supply-chain, toolLessons from integration: Identity, Kubernetes and CI/CD : Choosing a secrets management tool is the easy part. Integrating it across an enterprise is where the work begins. We started with identity. Manual user provisioning was not an option. We integrated Vault with our SSO platform using OIDC and mapped groups to Vault policies based on least privilege.…
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Identitäten im Fadenkreuz – Warum Identity Fabric mehr ist als nur ein Architekturmodell
Tags: identityFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/sicherheit-identitaeten-identity-fabrics-a-0dc49e5fe27f8311741e5d314eb626c6/
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8 trends transforming the MDR market today
Tags: access, ai, at&t, attack, automation, breach, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, edr, endpoint, framework, GDPR, google, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, least-privilege, monitoring, mssp, network, nis-2, ransomware, risk, service, siem, soc, sophos, strategy, technology, threat, tool, zero-trustDigital transformation complexifies the attack surface: As businesses modernize their IT environments, the complexity of securing hybrid and cloud-native infrastructures increases, making MDR an attractive option for scalable, expert-led protection, experts say.The shift to hybrid work, IoT adoption, and an increase in cloud migrations have dramatically expanded attack surfaces, while ransomware and AI-powered attacks constantly…
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New Cisco Bugs Rated CVSS 10.0, Patch Immediately
Cisco has issued a new security advisory warning of newly discovered vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC), revealing serious security flaws that could allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on targeted systems with root privileges. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/cisco-cve-2025-20337-and-ise-pic-flaws/
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TechTalk: Deshalb sind traditionelle PAM-Lösungen nicht mehr zeitgemäß
»Traditionelle Privileged-Access-Management-Lösungen sind nicht mehr wirklich zeitgemäß!«. Mit dieser durchaus streitbaren These stieg der Sicherheitsanbieter Silverfort auf der Cloud Identity Cloud Conference 2025 in Berlin in den TechTalk-Ring. Warum das so sei und welche passenden Antworten das Unternehmen hierauf habe, wollten wir vom Sicherheitsexperten Drew Schuil wissen. Seine Antworten lieferten die entsprechen Belege für die…
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Microsoft Entra ID Flaw Enables Privilege Escalation to Global Admin
Security researchers have uncovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID that allows attackers to escalate privileges and gain Global Administrator access, potentially compromising entire organizational environments. This flaw represents a significant security risk for enterprises relying on Microsoft’s cloud identity and access management platform. Security Vulnerability Details The discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID…
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Securing the new identity: AI agents in the enterprise
Why do AI agents require new identity governance approaches and the current controls not enough? First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/securing-new-identity-ai-agents-in-enterprise-i-5489
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Stop the spread: how to contain machine identity sprawl
In this 15-minute podcast, identity experts examine key findings from recent industry research on machine identity governance and how you can secure them First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/stop-spread-how-to-contain-machine-identity-sprawl-i-5488
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Topsy-Turvy Data Breach Reality: Incidents Up, Victims Down
Most Compromises Trace to Financial Services, Healthcare, Professional Services. Data breaches rage on. In the first half of this year, the Identity Theft Resource Center counted 1,732 total data breaches affecting 166 million people, marking a rise in data breaches but a decline in victims, likely due to a drop in mega-breaches. First seen on…
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Cisco patches critical CVE-2025-20337 bug in Identity Services Engine with CVSS 10 Severity
Cisco warns of CVE-2025-20337, a critical ISE flaw (CVSS 10) allowing remote code execution with root privileges. Cisco addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20337 (CVSS score of 10), in Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco Identity Services Engine Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). An attacker could trigger the vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the…
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I Hacked (Logged) In Through The Front Door
Identity-based attacks have become the path of least resistance and it is the responsibility of all organizations to shore up their defenses to mitigate these threats. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/i-hacked-logged-in-through-the-front-door/
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“Prove Your Age, Lose Your Privacy”: How Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Turns Porn Sites into Surveillance Platforms
Tags: identityA statute that requires identity verification to read news articles or shop for groceries would be problematic; one that does so for pornography is catastrophic. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/prove-your-age-lose-your-privacy-how-free-speech-coalition-v-paxton-turns-porn-sites-into-surveillance-platforms/
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Cisco Warns of Critical ISE Flaw Allowing Unauthenticated Attackers to Execute Root Code
Cisco has disclosed a new maximum-severity security vulnerability impacting Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) that could permit an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the underlying operating system with elevated privileges.Tracked as CVE-2025-20337, the shortcoming carries a CVSS score of 10.0 and is similar to CVE-2025-20281, which was patched…
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Jamf Carries Out Another Round of Layoffs, Axing 6% of Staff
2nd Round of Layoffs in 2 Years Comes 3 Months After $216M Identity Acquisition. Jamf will execute its second round of layoffs in two years, cutting 6.4% of its workforce to reduce operating costs and improve operating margins. The Minneapolis-based Apple management and security vendor on Tuesday announced plans to reduce its staff by an…
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One click to compromise: Oracle Cloud Code Editor flaw exposed users to RCE
Attacks could have a wider blast radius: Because Code Editor operates on the same underlying file system as the Cloud Shell, essentially a Linux home directory in the cloud, attackers could tamper with files used by other integrated services. This turns the flaw in the seemingly contained developer tool into an exposure for lateral movement…
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21-year-old former US soldier pleads guilty to hacking, extorting telecoms
Cameron John Wagenius faces up to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, extortion and aggravated identity theft in data breaches involving major corporations. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cameron-john-wagenius-former-us-soldier-guilty-plea-hacking
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AI Agents Act Like Employees With Root Access”, Here’s How to Regain Control
The AI gold rush is on. But without identity-first security, every deployment becomes an open door. Most organizations secure native AI like a web app, but it behaves more like a junior employee with root access and no manager.From Hype to High StakesGenerative AI has moved beyond the hype cycle. Enterprises are:Deploying LLM copilots to…
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»manage it« TechTalk: Darum ist die identitätszentrische Sicherheit so wichtig
Guido Grillenmeier vom Sicherheitsanbieter Semperis war während der European Identity Cloud Conference 2025 unter anderem Teil einer Diskussionsrunde, in der ausgiebig über das Thema identitätszentrische Sicherheit gesprochen wurde. Welche wesentlichen Erkenntnisse sich daraus ableiten ließen und was Semperis in diesem Kontext alles unternimmt, sagt Guido in diesem gut 2 Minuten währenden Video. First seen on…
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CyberArk: Rise in Machine Identities Poses New Risks
Comprehensive Machine Identity Security Needed for Non-Human Identities. A study from CyberArk shows that machine identity-related security incidents are increasing as the volume and complexity of machine identities surge. Security leaders must build an end-to-end strategy to secure non-human identities and prevent attacks and outages. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cyberark-rise-in-machine-identities-poses-new-risks-a-28967
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Securing Agentic AI: How to Protect the Invisible Identity Access
AI agents promise to automate everything from financial reconciliations to incident response. Yet every time an AI agent spins up a workflow, it has to authenticate somewhere; often with a high-privilege API key, OAuth token, or service account that defenders can’t easily see. These “invisible” non-human identities (NHIs) now outnumber human accounts in most cloud…
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AI poisoning and the CISO’s crisis of trust
Tags: access, ai, breach, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, disinformation, exploit, framework, healthcare, identity, infosec, injection, LLM, monitoring, network, privacy, RedTeam, resilience, risk, russia, saas, threat, tool, trainingFoundation models began parroting Kremlin-aligned propaganda after ingesting material seeded by a large-scale Russian network known as the “Pravda Network.”A high-profile AI-generated reading list published by two American news outlets included 10 hallucinated book titles mistakenly attributed to real authors.Researchers showed that imperceptible perturbations in training images could trigger misclassification. Researchers in the healthcare domain demonstrated…
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How defenders use the dark web
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, breach, corporate, credit-card, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, extortion, finance, fraud, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, incident, insurance, intelligence, Internet, interpol, law, leak, lockbit, mail, malware, monitoring, network, phishing, ransom, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, tool, usa, vpnAttributing attacks to threat actors: When organizations suffer from data breaches and cyber incidents, the dark web becomes a crucial tool for defenders, including the impacted businesses, their legal teams, and negotiators.Threat actors such as ransomware groups often attack organizations to encrypt and steal their data so they can extort them for money, in exchange…
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»manage it« TechTalk: So führt ein KI-Assistent namens Javi zu besseren Ergebnissen
Mit Javi hatte der Sicherheitsanbieter Omada einen KI-gestützten Assistenten in Berlin auf der European Identity Cloud Conference dabei. Was dieses Tool kann und bei welchen wesentlichen Aufgaben es eine echte Hilfe ist, darüber haben wir uns mit Thomas Müller-Martin ausgetauscht. Herausgekommen ist dieses Video mit zahlreichen nützlichen Infos zu Javi. First seen on ap-verlag.de Jump…
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Customer Identity Trends Report 2025 – Die Deutschen sind skeptisch gegenüber KI-Agenten
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/deutsche-verbraucher-ki-agenten-datensicherheit-a-fc95baa3832cc96854d025a58501ea08/
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Identity-based attacks lead cybersecurity concerns as AI threats rise and zero trust adoption lags
Identity-based attacks have taken centre stage as the top cybersecurity concern for organisations in the coming year, according to a new survey conducted by Keeper Security at Infosecurity Europe 2025. The leading cybersecurity provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge Privileged Access Management (PAM) software protecting passwords, passkeys, privileged accounts, secrets and remote connections, found nearly one…