The Ultimate Guide to Identity and Access Management
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Identity and Access Management (IAM).
What to know about Identity and Access Management
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical area of cybersecurity focused on ensuring that the right individuals and entities have appropriate access to technology resources. With the surge in digital transformation and cloud adoption, IAM has evolved beyond traditional security, now also playing a pivotal role in enhancing customer engagement and business efficiency.
The extensive range of recent stories highlights various aspects of IAM, including advancements in multi-factor authentication, passwordless security solutions, and integrations with cloud and mobile platforms. Industry developments such as partnerships between seasoned cybersecurity vendors and the uptake of AI-driven identity protection tools reveal how organizations are intensifying efforts to protect against breaches, credential theft, and insider threats.
Readers interested in this tag will find insights into the latest trends, technologies, and strategies shaping IAM today—ranging from hardware security keys and biometric innovations to the expanding role of IAM in IoT and machine identities. Understanding identity management enables organizations and individuals alike to navigate the complex cyber threat landscape with improved security and compliance.
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Rubrik launches cloud recovery tool for cyber attacks
European firms boost security spending for autonomous AI
8x8 launches Resolve for deskless workforce alerts
Sentra launches AI data readiness platform for enterprises
XM Cyber boosts identity access tools for hybrid firms
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Cloudera and Svitla Systems bring trusted AI to healthcare
Cloudera and Svitla team up to build trusted, clinician‑centric AI that unifies patient data while safeguarding privacy and consent.
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
Rise of AI Agents introduces new infosec risk: Okta
Okta warns that surging numbers of uncontrolled AI agents pose a major identity and access risk as they become the new digital workforce.
Expert Columns
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Unlocking intelligence with access control
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
The Death of the Firewall
Why service desks are emerging as a critical security weakness
Stolen credentials don't have to mean a breach
One click can trigger a breach, but security can stop it
VPN vulnerabilities don't have to become breaches
When identity becomes the payment rail
Proof beats promise: The trust crisis AI is creating
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Identity and Access Management News
GitLab unveils tools for governed agentic software delivery
Enterprises could cut agent coding costs and compliance risks as the new releases add server-side repository access, audit tools and spend controls.
Zscaler expands AI-Guardian with cloud & AI partners
Customers will be able to enforce zero trust controls across more AI tools as Zscaler broadens its security programme to key cloud partners.
Activate IAM wins AI challenge with Teams assistant
The win highlights growing demand for governed AI tools that speed up identity admin without weakening approvals, audit trails or compliance.
Rubrik adds identity resilience tools in Strata deal
The deal could help organisations keep staff logging in during an attack, as Rubrik moves to cover identity recovery as well as restoration.
Radiant Logic & Zscaler target M&A access bottlenecks
Acquirers could cut months from post-deal IT integration, as the tie-up aims to let staff use applications on day one after closing.
Island launches SMB browser platform on Pax8 Marketplace
SMB customers can now buy browser-based security, access and AI controls through MSPs, reducing the need for multiple point products.
Pax8 adds inforcer to boost Microsoft 365 security
Managed service providers will get new tools to standardise Microsoft 365 estates as small businesses adopt AI faster than they can secure it.
CrowdStrike joins identity standards groups amid AI threats
AI-driven attacks are forcing identity systems to move faster, as CrowdStrike backs standards for real-time access decisions across users and agents.
Zscaler launches zero-trust tools to secure AI agents
Enterprises face new risks as autonomous software agents spread through systems faster than older security tools can track or control.
Zscaler expands Zero Trust SASE with AI agent tools
The update aims to simplify security operations as enterprises grapple with unmanaged devices, partners and multi-cloud workloads across AI projects.
Zscaler expands Project AI-Guardian with tech partners
The wider partnership push aims to help enterprises control AI risk across cloud, identity and data systems as deployments move into production.
KnowBe4 launches Teams security to tackle chat phishing
Phishing in workplace chat is prompting firms to harden Microsoft Teams as attackers increasingly exploit trusted internal messaging tools.
Fastly & Skyfire link AI agents to verified payments
Businesses could soon verify and charge AI agents in milliseconds at the network edge, as autonomous traffic becomes harder to trust or block.
Radiant Logic adds AI agent governance to identity platform
Businesses need a single view of AI agents as their access and ownership can change in real time across cloud and internal systems.
CIQ expands Fuzzball across five clouds & on-premises
Users can now route AI and HPC jobs across five clouds and on-premises through one workflow, cutting rebuilds and manual reconfiguration.
Pax8 launches managed intelligence push for partners
Partners can now package AI advice and delivery into recurring services as Pax8 opens access to its new programme, services and Agent Store.
Saviynt deepens Zscaler tie-up on Zero Trust access
Large organisations may soon get tighter control over privileged access as the pair link identity governance with Zero Trust enforcement.
Forrester finds agentic AI stuck in enterprise pilots
Most enterprises are still failing to turn agentic AI trials into usable gains, as weak governance and orchestration keep deployments in pilot mode.
Cyber criminals target World Cup staff & suppliers
Attackers are using fake World Cup sites and messaging apps to steal credentials, with some scams now aimed at event suppliers and staff.
BlueVoyant launches AI platform for security operations
The new platform aims to cut alert overload for security teams and automate responses across Microsoft-centric environments as attacks grow more complex.