Glossary
IAM
Identity and Access Management — A framework of policies and technologies that ensures the right individuals have the right access to the right resources at the right time, encompassing authentication, authorization, and the lifecycle management of user accounts. It is foundational to a zero trust security model.
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Synthetic Identity Fraud: Securing Non-Human Identities (NHI)
Attackers are leveraging synthetic identity fraud to compromise machine identities. Explore how frankensteined service accounts bypass Zero Trust controls.
Exposed Cloud Functions: Hardening GCP Serverless Against LFI & RCE
Mandiant identifies exposed serverless functions as initial access points. Learn to harden Google Cloud Run against LFI and RCE with IAM, WAF, and secure SDLC.
AI Agents: The Emerging Identity & Governance Challenge
Unmanaged AI agents pose significant security risks by operating as uncontrolled identities with access to sensitive enterprise systems. Learn mitigation strategies.
SailPoint's Entro Acquisition: Bolstering Non-Human Identity Security
SailPoint acquires Entro to enhance identity and credential security for non-human entities like APIs, bots, and service accounts, addressing a critical enterprise…
Shrinking IAM Attack Surface via Identity Visibility Platforms (IVIP)
Enterprise security teams must tackle Identity Dark Matter using IVIP to eliminate blind spots in fragmented identity and access management environments.
Securing Identity Attack Paths: Protecting Cached AWS Credentials
Attackers exploit cached AWS access keys to achieve lateral movement. Learn how identity-based attack paths expose 98% of cloud entities and how to defend.