Authorisation stories
Opal Security unveils AI agents and tools to root out unused access rights as research shows permissions sprawl swamping security teams.
Many enterprises still cannot prove they can restore data quickly enough as cloud, container and AI systems outpace traditional backup plans.
Most firms cannot tell AI agent activity from human use, leaving access controls strained as autonomous software spreads across production systems.
Banks and fintechs are increasingly using payments data for fraud checks and rewards as Spade expands its merchant-matching platform with fresh funding.
Databricks unveils Lakewatch, an AI-driven security platform aiming to replace legacy SIEM tools and counter automated cyber attacks.
BeyondTrust warns a surge of unsupervised AI agents is creating a hidden “shadow workforce” with admin-level access inside enterprises.
Saviynt unveils an AI identity security platform to govern autonomous agents across major enterprise AI stacks and close emerging access gaps.
ExtraHop unveils an AI network visibility tool to track agents, expose shadow AI and tighten security and governance across enterprise systems.
monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace where enterprises can recruit vetted AI agents for defined roles across their operations.
monday.com unveils Agentalent.ai, a marketplace to recruit, vet and onboard AI agents into defined business roles alongside human staff.
BeyondTrust expands Pathfinder to discover, govern and lock down proliferating enterprise AI agents, identities, privileges and secrets.
OpenID Foundation names four partners to deliver new independent conformance testing for fast-growing digital identity schemes from 2026.
Token Security launches intent-based controls to govern AI agents' access by purpose, aiming to curb over-privileged, autonomous system behaviour.
Coalfire's new DivisionHex service hunts shadow AI and rogue agents as most firms report AI-driven security incidents without proper oversight.
Rushing to embrace AI, most firms are easing identity controls despite visibility gaps around powerful non-human and AI-linked accounts.
Atlassian rebuilt its search on OpenSearch and Kubernetes to power AI-ready, compliant, multi-tenant search for millions of global users.
Secure Code Warrior launches SCW Trust Agent: AI, giving security teams commit-level visibility and control over AI-influenced code.
1Password unveils Unified Access to secure AI agents and machine credentials, promising endpoint-to-agent visibility for security teams.
Verified trust leaders see 51% higher sign-ups, 43% less fraud and faster onboarding as AI-era identity moves from static gate to dynamic fabric.
Only 42% of Australian organisations back up all workloads, leaving many exposed when ransomware or hardware failures hit.