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7 stories taggedaccess management.
Ransomware Gangs Are Now Paying Insiders to Unlock the Front Door
Criminal groups are bribing employees to hand over company access rather than hacking their way in. It is cheaper, faster, and harder to detect, and the insider threat problem is getting worse.
Okta Beats Earnings Forecasts as Companies Rush to Secure AI Agents
The identity security firm raised its annual outlook after a stronger-than-expected quarter, with demand rising from businesses trying to control who, and what, can access their systems.
IAM Compliance: What the Rules Actually Require, and How to Prove It
Regulators increasingly expect continuous evidence that identity controls work, not just paperwork saying they exist.
Okta Is Buying Security Firm Permiso to Catch Identity-Based Attacks
The deal would push Okta beyond managing who can log in and into spotting when a legitimate login is being used to do something it shouldn't.
Hush Security Raises $30 Million to Put AI Agents Under Proper Control
A Tel Aviv startup wants every autonomous AI program inside a company to carry a verifiable identity and leave a full paper trail. Investors just backed that idea to the tune of $30 million.
Oak Raises $60 Million to Replace Fragmented Identity Security Tools With a Single Platform
A new Israeli-American startup wants to give companies one place to see and control every username, AI agent, and automated system that can touch their data.
IGA Was Built for Employees. Agents Break the Model.
Identity governance assumes a hire date, a manager, and an exit interview. Autonomous AI agents have none of those, and legacy IGA tools can't see the gap.