identity management

Mainframe security is facing a critical inflection point, driven by the collision of long-standing identity and access management (IAM) blind spots with a rapidly evolving compliance landscape. For decades, mainframes have served as the backbone of major industries—banking, healthcare...

Microsoft account users are once again facing a formidable cybersecurity threat—this time in the form of an aggressive password spraying campaign targeting Entra ID accounts at an unprecedented scale. According to multiple verified industry sources, a threat group known as SneakyStrike, also...

Reliable authentication is the bedrock of digital trust, especially in enterprise environments reliant on Microsoft 365. In recent weeks, organizations across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) and Asia Pacific regions have faced significant disruptions stemming from issues with...

In a recent cybersecurity incident, over 80,000 Microsoft Entra ID accounts were targeted through password spraying attacks, leading to unauthorized access to several accounts and compromising data across Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook. Understanding Password Spraying Attacks Password...

In a significant advancement for enterprise security, Microsoft has introduced a feature in Edge for Business that allows IT administrators to deploy encrypted passwords directly to users' browsers. This innovation aims to eliminate the risks associated with traditional password-sharing methods...

In today’s enterprise security landscape, identity has become the new battleground. As cloud adoption accelerates and hybrid workforces proliferate, attackers—ranging from nation-state actors to cybercriminal organizations—are no longer exclusively targeting endpoints or applications. Instead...

Microsoft has recently introduced significant enhancements to its Entra Conditional Access solution, aiming to streamline policy management and bolster organizational security. These updates include detailed per-policy reporting, a simulation API for policy testing, and stricter sign-in...

When organizations set out to modernize their authentication systems, Windows Hello for Business invariably appears near the top of the shortlist. Lauded for its tight integration with Microsoft’s ecosystem—especially Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory)—the platform offers a...

Recent developments in Windows Server 2025 security have placed a new and formidable threat—dubbed “BadSuccessor”—at the center of administrator and cybersecurity discussions worldwide. This privilege escalation technique, uncovered by Akamai researchers and rapidly highlighted by the security...

In a significant development for enterprise security, Semperis has unveiled new detection features within its Directory Services Protector (DSP) platform to combat a critical vulnerability in Windows Server 2025's Active Directory. This flaw, termed "BadSuccessor," enables attackers to escalate...

The rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats has reached a new inflection point with the recent disclosure of the “BadSuccessor” vulnerability, which affects Windows Server 2025 environments. This critical flaw, first identified by Akamai researchers, exploits a feature meant to...

The rapid pace of innovation in enterprise identity and access management often brings with it unforeseen challenges, as recently demonstrated by the emergence of the “BadSuccessor” vulnerability impacting Windows Server 2025. This privilege escalation flaw—involving the newly introduced...

In a significant move to bolster cybersecurity defenses, Semperis and Akamai have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at addressing a critical vulnerability in Active Directory (AD) within Windows Server 2025. This partnership underscores the growing importance of securing identity...

In the rapidly shifting terrain of enterprise security, the imperative for just-in-time (JIT) access has never been more pressing. As organizations contend with relentless waves of cyber threats—many of them leveraging tactics far beyond the reach of yesterday’s defenses—security leaders face a...

Authentication services have rapidly evolved to become the linchpin of enterprise security frameworks, driven by the unrelenting pace of modern cyberthreats such as malware, phishing, and ransomware. Organizations now face mounting pressure to deploy robust, OS-level security solutions—among...

Cloud environments have become the backbone of modern enterprise IT, enabling rapid deployment, global scalability, and resilient architectures. As more organizations lean heavily on infrastructure-as-a-service solutions from providers like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle...

Microsoft’s ongoing mission to unify and fortify identity security across its cloud ecosystem has taken a decisive leap forward with the introduction of new Identity Secure Score recommendations in Microsoft Entra. Announced recently and already generating conversation throughout the Windows and...

An unrelenting pace of critical vulnerability disclosures continues to challenge organizations already burdened by the complexity of hybrid cloud networks, and the recent Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) flaw tracked as CVE-2025-20286 stands as a particularly stark example. Unveiled June 4...

Aembit has recently expanded its Workload Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform to integrate with Microsoft's Azure Entra ecosystem, a move that significantly enhances the security and efficiency of managing non-human identities across hybrid cloud environments. This development...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the management of non-human identities (NHIs)—such as applications, scripts, and service accounts—has emerged as a critical challenge. Aembit, a leader in non-human identity and access management (IAM), has recently expanded its Workload IAM...