Tag: identity
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Man gets five years for aiding North Korean IT employment scam
Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 5 years in prison for an identity theft scheme that enabled North Korean workers to secure … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/20/ukrainian-national-sentenced-id-entity-theft-north-korea-it-workers-identity-theft/
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Hackers Exploit Critical BeyondTrust Vulnerability to Deploy VShell and SparkRAT
Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in BeyondTrust’s remote support software to deploy the VShell backdoor and SparkRAT remote access trojan, enabling full compromise of exposed systems. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1731, is being used in real-world attacks against multiple industries across the U.S., Europe, and Asia-Pacific. BeyondTrust is an identity and access management…
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10 Passwordless-Optionen für Unternehmen
Um Passwörter hinter sich zu lassen, gibt es bessere Lösungen. Wir zeigen Ihnen zehn. Passwörter sind seit Jahrzehnten der Authentifizierungsstandard für Computersysteme, obwohl sie sich immer wieder aufs Neue als anfällig für diverse Cyberangriffsformen erwiesen haben und kompromittierte Benutzerkonten auf regelmäßiger Basis zum Einfallstor für kriminelle Hacker werden. Ein Mittel für CISOs, um diesem Problem…
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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Lattice-Based Zero Trust Identity Verification for AI Agents
Explore lattice-based zero trust identity verification for AI agents. Secure MCP deployments with quantum-resistant encryption and 4D access control. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/lattice-based-zero-trust-identity-verification-for-ai-agents/
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Treasury AI Plan Faces Calls for Enforceable Controls
Analysts Urge Mandatory Guardrails on AI Agents, Identity and Privilege. Security leaders are pressing Treasury to embed enforceable guardrails – covering adversarial testing, AI inventory, identity privilege mapping and real-time monitoring – into its forthcoming financial-sector AI guidance as deepfake fraud, data poisoning and autonomous agent risks escalate. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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What are the latest advancements in Non-Human Identity security
How Secure Are Your Machine Identities? Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play a pivotal role in cybersecurity. Where businesses continue transitioning to cloud environments, the importance of protecting these machine identities becomes paramount. But how secure are your NHIs, and what measures are you implementing to ensure their protection? Understanding Non-Human Identities NHIs are essentially machine identities……
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The Cloud and AI Velocity Trap: Why Governance Is Falling Behind Innovation
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, flaw, framework, governance, grc, iam, identity, least-privilege, malicious, malware, radius, risk, risk-management, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustAI adoption is outpacing traditional cyber governance. The “Tenable Cloud and AI Security Risk Report 2026” reveals how overprivileged identities and unmonitored supply chain dependencies leave orgs exposed. We offer 10 tactics to shut down your most critical attack paths. Key takeaways The velocity trap: Security teams are fighting “machine-speed” threats with manual processes; you…
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The Cloud and AI Velocity Trap: Why Governance Is Falling Behind Innovation
Tags: access, ai, attack, business, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, flaw, framework, governance, grc, iam, identity, least-privilege, malicious, malware, radius, risk, risk-management, service, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustAI adoption is outpacing traditional cyber governance. The “Tenable Cloud and AI Security Risk Report 2026” reveals how overprivileged identities and unmonitored supply chain dependencies leave orgs exposed. We offer 10 tactics to shut down your most critical attack paths. Key takeaways The velocity trap: Security teams are fighting “machine-speed” threats with manual processes; you…
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How AI Agents Are Transforming Identity Verification and Authentication Systems
Explore how AI agents enhance identity verification and authentication systems with smarter fraud detection and seamless user security. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/how-ai-agents-are-transforming-identity-verification-and-authentication-systems/
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What ‘The Traitors’ Reveals About Enterprise Identity Verification
Tags: identityFirst seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/what-the-traitors-reveals-about-enterprise-identity-verification/
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Hackers can turn Grok, Copilot into covert commandcontrol channels, researchers warn
Tags: ai, automation, awareness, cloud, control, detection, framework, governance, hacker, identity, monitoring, network, risk, saas, toolSteps to take: Security leaders should not respond by blocking AI outright, analysts said, but by applying the same governance discipline used for other high-risk SaaS platforms.Varkey recommended starting with a comprehensive inventory of all AI tools in use and establishing a clear policy framework for approving and enabling them.Organizations should also implement AI-specific traffic…
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Infostealer Found Stealing OpenClaw AI Identity and Memory Files
Researchers at Hudson Rock have identified a live infection where an infostealer exfiltrated a victim’s OpenClaw configuration. The discovery highlights a shift in malware behaviour toward harvesting personal AI identity files. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/infostealer-steal-openclaw-ai-identity-memory-files/
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Shadow Machines: The Non-Human Identities Exposing Your Cloud AI Stack
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, automation, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, data, encryption, framework, governance, iam, identity, infrastructure, iot, jobs, login, mfa, password, risk, risk-management, saas, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, toolShadow Machines: The Non-Human Identities Exposing Your Cloud & AI Stack madhav Thu, 02/19/2026 – 06:30 The machines we don’t see are the ones running our businesses. Unfortunately, most IAM systems do not track them. In an ironic twist, the ghost in the machine has become the machine itself: invisible, autonomous, and increasingly beyond human…
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Redpanda brings identity, policy control, and data governance to AI agents
Redpanda announced the availability of new core capabilities in the Redpanda Agentic Data Plane (ADP), including a centralized AI gateway, AI observability and evaluation via … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/redpanda-brings-identity-policy-control-and-data-governance-to-ai-agents/
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Empowering a Global SaaS Workforce: From Identity Security to Financial Access
Explore how identity security and financial access solutions empower a global SaaS workforce with secure authentication and seamless payments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/empowering-a-global-saas-workforce-from-identity-security-to-financial-access/
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Empowering a Global SaaS Workforce: From Identity Security to Financial Access
Explore how identity security and financial access solutions empower a global SaaS workforce with secure authentication and seamless payments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/empowering-a-global-saas-workforce-from-identity-security-to-financial-access/
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Empowering a Global SaaS Workforce: From Identity Security to Financial Access
Explore how identity security and financial access solutions empower a global SaaS workforce with secure authentication and seamless payments. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/empowering-a-global-saas-workforce-from-identity-security-to-financial-access/
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Attackers keep finding the same gaps in security programs
Attackers keep getting in, often through the same predictable weak spots: identity systems, third-party access, and poorly secured perimeter devices. A new threat report from … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/02/19/managed-xdr-threat-report-security-programs/
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A Vast Trove of Exposed Social Security Numbers May Put Millions at Risk of Identity Theft
A database left accessible to anyone online contained billions of records, including sensitive personal data that criminals appear to have not yet exploited. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/a-mega-trove-of-exposed-social-security-numbers-underscores-critical-identity-theft-risks/
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Identity and supply chain need more attention, risk intelligence firm says
Roughly a third of attacks now use stolen credentials, according to the company’s latest report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/identity-supply-chain-dataminr-report/812447/
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This former Microsoft PM thinks she can unseat CyberArk in 18 months
Though crowded, the identity management market seems eager for new solutions, and Venice is finding traction. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/the-former-microsoft-pm-who-thinks-she-can-unseat-cyberark-in-18-months/
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This former Microsoft PM thinks she can unseat CyberArk in 18 months
Though crowded, the identity management market seems eager for new solutions, and Venice is finding traction. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/the-former-microsoft-pm-who-thinks-she-can-unseat-cyberark-in-18-months/
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Keenadu: Android malware that comes preinstalled and can’t be removed by users
Embedded in core system apps: Keenadu can control legitimate system applications on affected devices. Kaspersky observed it inside critical components such as face unlock applications, raising the possibility that attackers could access biometric data. The malware was also found operating within the home screen app that controls the device’s primary interface.The researchers warned that the…
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Security Metrics That Actually Predict a Breach
Identity drift, stale access paths, alert fatigue, and risky change patterns are the security metrics most likely to predict a breach. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/security-metrics-that-actually-predict-a-breach/
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Riverty Group wählt Omada für skalierbare Identity Security
Das deutsche Fintech-Unternehmen beschleunigt seine Wachstumsstrategie mit der agilen Identity-Governance-Plattform von Omada Identity First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/riverty-group-waehlt-omada-fuer-skalierbare-identity-security/a43752/
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GitGuardian Doubles Down on AI Agent Defense With $50M Raise
Series C Funding Round Focuses on Secrets Remediation, Agent Governance Expansion. Backed by a $50 million Series C, GitGuardian plans to accelerate U.S. expansion and enhance secrets detection remediation and non-human identity controls as AI agents multiply across enterprises, increasing exposure to credential abuse and lateral movement. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/gitguardian-doubles-down-on-ai-agent-defense-50m-raise-a-30778
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News alert: Award nominations reveal a shift from AI hype to a sharper focus on governing agentic AI
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2026, CyberNewswire: The Cybersecurity Excellence Awards today published early nomination insights from the 2026 program, highlighting a shift in vendor emphasis from broad AI positioning toward governance frameworks, identity architecture, and measurable accountability. Produced by Cybersecurity Insiders,… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/news-alert-award-nominations-reveal-a-shift-from-ai-hype-to-a-sharper-focus-on-governing-agentic-ai/