Identity Security stories
Threats are now spanning identities, cloud and software supply chains, with AI speeding attacks and complicating defence, Microsoft says.
Security teams can now trace prompts, responses and tool calls from Claude Code and Cowork alongside other enterprise signals.
A surge in non-human identities is leaving businesses more exposed, with privileged access risks now stretching beyond staff to AI agents and machine accounts.
The link should cut manual offboarding and audit work for security teams by tying SailPoint approvals directly to Keeper-managed privileges.
The update is aimed at speeding recovery and containing breaches as AI agents gain access to corporate identity systems.
It automates provisioning and revocation of privileged access, helping organisations cut manual updates and reduce compliance risk.
The hire puts partner programmes at the heart of WatchGuard's channel-only model as cybersecurity vendors race to simplify sales for MSPs.
By automating access changes end to end, the tie-up aims to cut delays and audit gaps when users move roles or leave an organisation.
The controls aim to help firms spot risky agent behaviour, cut off access quickly and reduce lingering credentials as AI use grows.
Enterprises face new controls as the partnership aims to stop autonomous AI agents from accessing data, credentials and tools unchecked.
Buyers are demanding proof of faster containment and better outcomes as Forrester highlights a crowded MDR market with rising AI expectations.
Boards are being told that identity controls and staff training must catch up as AI makes phishing, impersonation and account takeovers harder to spot.
Enterprises facing faster AI-driven attacks could get a single view of cyber risk as Wipro and CrowdStrike tie security operations to board priorities.
Joint customers can now spot privileged identity risks alongside threat alerts in CrowdStrike Falcon, after BeyondTrust added new data feeds.
The service is aimed at firms that pay for Microsoft security tools but have yet to turn them into fully operational defences.
The hire comes as the identity security company passes USD $500 million in annual recurring revenue and faces sharper scrutiny on profitability.
The update gives security teams a clearer way to map keys, certificates and secrets as regulators push harder on software component visibility.
Irish organisations will get ongoing proof their defences work in live environments, after 71% of CIOs reported a cyber incident in the past year.
Access risks are rising as cloud and AI adoption multiplies digital identities, prompting the enlarged team to target more complex controls.
Weak controls left Australia's Medicare database exposed after an AI agent was able to press past access restrictions, experts say.