Identity Security Imperative Machine Identities Chapter Excerpt

For years, separating day-to-day user activity from administrative tasks through secondary accounts was considered a security best practice. But as identity threats grow more sophisticated and...

AI agents are on the rise. They can spin up, act independently, use tools, and make decisions—often without real-time human oversight. They promise incredible productivity but also introduce new...

Cloud complexity is growing. So are the risks—and the opportunities. As organizations scale their infrastructure across hybrid environments to innovate quickly, security strategies must evolve...

Enterprise security teams commonly focus on controlling AI agent conversations through prompt filters and testing edge cases to prevent unauthorized information access. While these measures...

What is the ToolShell exploit? A newly discovered exploit, “ToolShell,” is fueling a wave of targeted attacks against on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers. The zero-day exploit chains two...

When attackers gain access to a single endpoint—like a developer’s workstation or an HR system—it’s often game over. With some skill and patience, that foothold can escalate into full-blown...

Developers now chart courses through environments as dynamic and unpredictable as open skies, plotting efficient courses through shifting clouds of technology to reach ambitious goals....

The June 2025 disclosure that over 16 billion passwords were leaked  has raised significant concerns in the digital community. Reports suggest that many of these credentials are recycled from...

Modern enterprises are facing an identity explosion. Fueled by cloud adoption, DevOps acceleration, and now agentic AI, the number of human and machine identities is growing faster than most...

Scattered Spider has emerged as one of the most disruptive advanced persistent threats in recent years, breaching major organizations across telecom, gaming, transportation, and retail. In the...

Technology is moving at the speed of light, and two forces—quantum computing and AI agents—are poised to shake up cybersecurity. We’re not talking about some far-off future; this is happening now....

In July 2024, Google introduced a new feature to better protect cookies in Chrome: AppBound Cookie Encryption. This new feature was able to disrupt the world of infostealers, forcing the malware...

The line between human and machine is blurring—and it’s not a question of whether machines can do more, but how far we’re willing to let them go. The frontier lies in tackling the chaos and...

Machine identities—like the API keys, certificates, and access tokens that secure machine-to-machine connections—are swarming businesses. Yet, many teams still reach for manual tools while their...