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Identity Visibility in 2026: The Foundation of Identity Security
A recent report highlights the critical role of identity visibility as the foundational element for effective identity security by 2026. The analysis underscores that a lack of comprehensive insight into digital identities, their permissions, and their actual usage patterns creates significant vulnerabilities that threat actors frequently exploit. This issue is particularly pronounced given…
What Is ISPM? How It Differs from IAM, PAM, IGA, and IDaaS
Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) is emerging as a critical layer in the identity security stack, designed to provide continuous risk assessment and posture management across an organization's identity infrastructure. It is not intended to replace existing Identity and Access Management (IAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), or…
Inside the Modern SOC: The Identity Front Door
Attackers are increasingly leveraging compromised identities to gain initial access to enterprise environments, with identity weaknesses playing a role in nearly 90% of incidents investigated by Unit 42, a cybersecurity research and incident response team. This trend is highlighted in the 2026 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report, which also indicates that 65% of initial access activities…
8Layers Secures $2.9 Million for Identity Security Platform
Spanish cybersecurity startup 8Layers has announced the successful closure of an extended pre-seed funding round, securing $2.9 million. This investment comes only two months after the company launched its digital identity protection platform.
Blackpoint AI SOC Agent autonomously contains identity-based attacks
Blackpoint Cyber has launched its AI SOC Agent, a new feature designed for autonomous response to identity-based threats. This capability, now generally available, aims to detect and contain attacks targeting Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace accounts with minimal human intervention. The system operates on an AI and human hybrid model, with the AI component acting on threats it identifies…