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Identity security warning as AI agents fuel cyber risk
Malware

Identity security warning as AI agents fuel cyber risk

Security chiefs warn organisations that AI agents, machine accounts and stolen credentials are shifting cyber risk from the perimeter to identity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 7 min read • Last month
Radiant Logic signs Badge deal for cross-domain access
Digital Transformation

Radiant Logic signs Badge deal for cross-domain access

Radiant Logic adds Badge's zero-knowledge authentication to RadiantOne, aiming to simplify cross-domain access for enterprises, public sector and AI agents.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Fri, 27th Mar 2026
AppViewX buys Eos to secure machine & AI agent identities
Software-as-a-Service

AppViewX buys Eos to secure machine & AI agent identities

AppViewX acquires AI identity start-up Eos and appoints its co-founder Archit Lohokare as Chief Executive, targeting non-human identity security.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 20th Mar 2026
Delinea boosts EMEA, APAC growth with senior hires
Data Protection

Delinea boosts EMEA, APAC growth with senior hires

Delinea has named three senior leaders across EMEA and APAC to accelerate regional sales, channel growth and AI-driven identity security.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Fri, 20th Feb 2026
Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints
Software-as-a-Service

Palo Alto warns on earnings as guidance disappoints

Palo Alto Networks beat quarterly estimates but flagged weaker next-quarter earnings, unsettling investors despite stronger revenue and contract growth.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Feb 2026
Matia raises $21m to grow AI-first data pipeline operations platform
Cartech

Matia raises $21m to grow AI-first data pipeline operations platform

Matia raises $21m to expand its AI-native data stack, betting on an all-in-one platform as data engineering consolidates.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Feb 2026
CyberArk crowns PwC 2025 Global Partner of the Year
Digital Transformation

CyberArk crowns PwC 2025 Global Partner of the Year

CyberArk names PwC its 2025 Global Partner of the Year as partner-led deals surge and certification-driven identity security gains pace.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Feb 2026
Celonis names CyberArk chief Matt Cohen to its board
Manufacturing

Celonis names CyberArk chief Matt Cohen to its board

Celonis adds CyberArk chief Matt Cohen to its board as it doubles down on process intelligence and AI-focused enterprise software growth.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Feb 2026
Critical flaw in Apache bRPC exposes debug endpoint
DevOps

Critical flaw in Apache bRPC exposes debug endpoint

A critical flaw in Apache bRPC's /pprof/heap endpoint allows unauthenticated remote code execution on exposed services, researchers warn.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Jan 2026
Legacy PKI blamed for outages & rising security risk
Encryption

Legacy PKI blamed for outages & rising security risk

Legacy PKI and manual certificate management are driving outages and security exploits as machine identities surge, CyberArk research warns.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
AI reshapes data privacy risk across Australia, NZ
Data Protection

AI reshapes data privacy risk across Australia, NZ

AI is reshaping data privacy in Australia and New Zealand, exposing shadow tools, privilege sprawl and weak identity controls, experts warn.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 8 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Legacy PKI leaves APAC exposed to outages, breaches
DevOps

Legacy PKI leaves APAC exposed to outages, breaches

Legacy PKI and manual certificate management leave APAC firms exposed to outages, cyber risks and compliance failures, CyberArk warns.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 22nd Jan 2026
Automation vital as TLS certificate lifespans shrink
Virtualisation

Automation vital as TLS certificate lifespans shrink

TLS lifespans will shrink to 47 days by 2029, making manual renewals unworkable and turning certificate outages into routine disruption.

By Andrew Slavkovic • 5 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
AI identities expose gap in modern privileged access
Hybrid Cloud

AI identities expose gap in modern privileged access

Just 1% of organisations fully use Just-in-Time privileged access, leaving AI agents and cloud systems exposed to “always-on” credentials.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races
Firewalls

Gartner crowns leaders in key artificial intelligence races

Gartner names Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Palo Alto Networks as frontrunners in nearly 30 fiercely contested AI market “races”.

By Sean Mitchell • 6 min read • Thu, 18th Dec 2025
Australia youth social media ban reshapes brand risk
Data Protection

Australia youth social media ban reshapes brand risk

Australia's youth social media ban forces brands and cyber experts to rethink risk, digital literacy and how they reach young audiences.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Wed, 10th Dec 2025
2026 Predictions: The year identity becomes the ultimate control point for an autonomous world
Data Protection

2026 Predictions: The year identity becomes the ultimate control point for an autonomous world

In 2026, identity emerges as the critical control point as autonomous AI, fragile machine trust and weak governance collide.

By Jeffrey Kok • 5 min read • Tue, 9th Dec 2025
Exclusive: CyberArk highlights risks of unmanaged AI agents in agentic era
Identity and Access Management

Exclusive: CyberArk highlights risks of unmanaged AI agents in agentic era

CyberArk's Omer Grossman urges firms adopting agentic AI to build trust and accountability foundations to maintain control and secure outcomes.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Thu, 4th Dec 2025

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