Once upon a time, workers sat in offices, only used corporate desktops and crossed a single authentication checkpoint to access company resources kept snugly behind a protective barrier.
The world has changed dramatically since then. Cloud and hybrid environments are vast and complex. Work happens anywhere and everywhere. Company employees, contractors, partners and other users interact daily with multiple endpoints—personal and company-owned—alongside SaaS applications and sensitive data. Identity is the last-standing enterprise perimeter, meaning every workforce user is at constant risk of compromise.
Attackers have always targeted workforce credentials and identities as initial entry points into an organization. Now, with a boost from AI, they’re also increasingly targeting workers after they’ve logged into corporate resources, using their privileges to bypass additional security controls.
Recent headlines underscore this trend. For instance, attackers have successfully breached enterprise organizations by stealing session cookies to exploit vulnerabilities in popular web browsers. Despite the surge in post-authentication attacks, many organizations continue to rely solely on traditional, fragmented access security tools like multi-factor authentication (MFA) or single sign-on (SSO). The trouble is if an attacker sidesteps that lone security control, the tool can’t do anything to stop them on its own. This leaves sessions vulnerable to hijacking, data exfiltration and other post-login threats.
We at CyberArk believe a new operating model is essential to radically reimagine identity security for the workforce. It’s time to challenge the status quo.
CyberArk Recognized as a Challenger in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management
Today, we’re proud to announce our recognition as a Challenger in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management1 report.
We believe this reflects our deep understanding of the evolving threat landscape, unique security-first approach and intrepid pursuit of new ideas to advance cybersecurity.
Challenging the Status Quo
We’ve never been interested in following the pack. As the pioneer of privileged access management (PAM), CyberArk developed first-to-market innovations that help stop identity-based threats—one of the world’s greatest cybersecurity challenges.
As the digital landscape evolved, we set forth a bold vision to extend our industry-leading intelligent privilege controls to ALL identities—both human and machine—whether they are privileged or could become privileged. We’ve consistently executed on this identity security vision and are now infusing decades of learnings and industry expertise to reimagine workforce access. Because one size no longer fits all, and simply managing authentication in a rigid, one-dimensional way isn’t enough.
Security-First Access for All Users to All Resources from Any Device
To meet the diverse needs of today’s workforce, we believe that every user identity must be secured throughout the entire digital journey—without ever hindering productivity. This calls for a unified platform that:
- Layers critical security features like MFA, SSO and lifecycle automation together seamlessly.
- Extends exactly the right level of privilege controls to every identity—at the endpoint, within the browser, through to native and web applications—both at the point of authentication and beyond.
- Delivers a true passwordless experience that reduces risk while enhancing the user experience
- Continuously monitors for identity-based threats across all environments, dynamically adjusting authentication controls based on user risk context.
- Harnesses powerful AI to turn identity-centric data points into actionable insights to make organizations more secure, efficient and effective.
What We Think It Takes to Be a Challenger
In the words of acclaimed author and leadership strategist Marshall Ganz, “Challenging the status quo takes commitment, courage, imagination and, above all, dedication to learning.”
Since the beginning, we’ve listened closely to our customer’s most significant pain points, learning to walk in their shoes and shape our strategic roadmap to reflect their goals. We understand that now more than ever, organizations want transformative solutions from a proven, trusted partner they can depend on. We’re not afraid to think and work outside the lines to deliver—in fact, we believe challenging the status quo is the only way forward.
Today, we proudly embrace this recognition as we continue to listen, learn, challenge and advance our solutions to meet our customers’ needs—both today and in the future. We thank our customers for their unwavering trust and remain committed to excellence—pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in identity security—to keep it.
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To learn more, download the full 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management report.
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1 – Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management, by Brian Guthrie, Nathan Harris, Abhyuday Data, Josh Murphy, 2 December 2024
Archit Lohokare is the general manager of Workforce Solutions at CyberArk.
