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Island unveils Enterprise Platform for unified work
Firewalls

Island unveils Enterprise Platform for unified work

Island launches Enterprise Platform to extend its governed workspace from a secure browser to consumer browsers, desktops and networks.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
AI surge drives record secrets sprawl across GitHub
Cloud Security

AI surge drives record secrets sprawl across GitHub

AI-fuelled coding drives record 29 million hardcoded secrets on GitHub in 2025, with leaks from AI tools and services surging sharply.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales
Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt names Alex Lei to lead APJ identity security sales

Saviynt appoints Alex Lei to spearhead Asia Pacific and Japan identity security sales as cloud, AI and access governance demand surges.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Verified trust boosts conversions, cuts fraud losses
Digital Transformation

Verified trust boosts conversions, cuts fraud losses

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.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
CrowdStrike & Nvidia unveil secure design for AI agents
Digital Transformation

CrowdStrike & Nvidia unveil secure design for AI agents

CrowdStrike and Nvidia debut a secure-by-design blueprint to govern autonomous AI agents across local, cloud and data centre environments.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 18th Mar 2026
Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents
Software-as-a-Service

Okta unveils security blueprint for enterprise AI agents

Okta launches AI agent security blueprint and upcoming Okta for AI Agents product to govern identity, access and kill-switch controls.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
SailPoint & AWS ally on AI agent identity governance
Software-as-a-Service

SailPoint & AWS ally on AI agent identity governance

SailPoint strikes multi-year AWS deal to govern fast-growing AI agent identities with unified controls across human and machine access.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
SailPoint, AWS forge identity governance pact for AI
Digital Transformation

SailPoint, AWS forge identity governance pact for AI

SailPoint and AWS strike multi-year deal to build unified identity governance for human and AI agents as cloud workloads grow.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Bitwarden adds one-click logins for non-SSO web apps
Data Protection

Bitwarden adds one-click logins for non-SSO web apps

Bitwarden adds a one-click login policy that extends SSO-style access to unmanaged web apps, automating vault-based sign-ins via IdP dashboards.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Saviynt appoints Exclusive Networks to boost APJ reach
Software-as-a-Service

Saviynt appoints Exclusive Networks to boost APJ reach

Saviynt taps Exclusive Networks to distribute its identity security tools across APJ, targeting surging AI-driven machine identities.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Google report warns identity is weak link in cloud
Malware

Google report warns identity is weak link in cloud

Attackers are ditching malware for stolen identities, misconfigurations and abused AI tools, Google warns in its latest cloud threat report.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
Ping Identity wins PROTECTED IRAP nod in Australia
Data Protection

Ping Identity wins PROTECTED IRAP nod in Australia

Ping Identity secures PROTECTED IRAP assessment for PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud, boosting its appeal to Australian public sector buyers.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 11th Mar 2026
SailPoint adds AI agent tools to identity security
Privileged Access Management

SailPoint adds AI agent tools to identity security

SailPoint has added tools to govern AI agents, machine identities and privileged access as non-human accounts surge across cloud systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
SailPoint unveils AI-driven adaptive identity security shift
Digital Transformation

SailPoint unveils AI-driven adaptive identity security shift

SailPoint revamps its platform around AI-driven adaptive identity security, promising real-time governance for human and machine access.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Hexnode debuts device-aware IdP to fuse identity & UEM
Data Protection

Hexnode debuts device-aware IdP to fuse identity & UEM

Hexnode launches device-aware IdP, fusing identity, UEM and real-time compliance checks to tighten access control and endpoint security.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Sat, 7th Mar 2026
Delinea buys StrongDM to secure AI-era privileged access
DevOps

Delinea buys StrongDM to secure AI-era privileged access

Delinea acquires StrongDM to fuse privileged access management with JIT runtime controls, targeting AI-era human and machine identities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Identity governance stories

AI rollout sees Australia ease identity security checks
Digital Transformation

AI rollout sees Australia ease identity security checks

Australian firms are easing digital identity checks to speed AI rollouts, even as doubts grow over governing non-human access and risk.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
Ping Identity names Graeme Ventris to lead EMEA Channel
Digital Transformation

Ping Identity names Graeme Ventris to lead EMEA Channel

Ping Identity has hired Graeme Ventris as EMEA Channel and Alliances Chief, tasking him with driving partner-led growth in digital identity.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026