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- Descope Raises $35 Million in Seed Round Extensionby Ionut Arghire on October 1, 2025 at 11:02 am
The identity and access management provider will invest in agentic identity R&D, expand to new regions, and hire new talent. The post Descope Raises $35 Million in Seed Round Extension appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Hush Security Emerges Stealth to Eliminate Credential Threats With No-Secrets Platformby Kevin Townsend on September 10, 2025 at 10:36 am
Tel Aviv–based startup replaces vaults and secrets managers with just-in-time policies, aiming to eliminate credentials entirely. The post Hush Security Emerges Stealth to Eliminate Credential Threats With No-Secrets Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Amazon Disrupts Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft Usersby Ionut Arghire on September 2, 2025 at 12:12 pm
The Midnight Blizzard cyberspies used compromised websites to trick users into authorizing devices they controlled. The post Amazon Disrupts Russian Hacking Campaign Targeting Microsoft Users appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Passkey Login Bypassed via WebAuthn Process Manipulationby Eduard Kovacs on August 14, 2025 at 9:09 am
Researchers at enterprise browser security firm SquareX showed how an attacker can impersonate a user and bypass passkey security. The post Passkey Login Bypassed via WebAuthn Process Manipulation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- 1Kosmos Raises $57 Million for Identity Verification and Authentication Platformby Eduard Kovacs on August 12, 2025 at 1:00 pm
1Kosmos has raised $57 million in Series B funding, which brings the total raised by the company to $72 million. The post 1Kosmos Raises $57 Million for Identity Verification and Authentication Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vectorby Torsten George on August 8, 2025 at 2:00 pm
As attackers target help desks and identity systems, traditional security perimeters are proving insufficient against agile, socially-engineered threats. The post Help Desk at Risk: Scattered Spider Shines Light on Overlook Threat Vector appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- PLoB: A Behavioral Fingerprinting Framework to Hunt for Malicious Loginsby Kevin Townsend on August 6, 2025 at 3:54 pm
Splunk researchers developed a system to fingerprint post-logon behavior, using AI to find subtle signals of intrusion. The post PLoB: A Behavioral Fingerprinting Framework to Hunt for Malicious Logins appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraudby Etay Maor on July 31, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Why context, behavioral baselines, and multi-source visibility are the new pillars of identity security in a world where credentials alone no longer cut it. The post Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billionby Mike Lennon on July 30, 2025 at 1:26 pm
Strategic acquisitions marks Palo Alto Networks’ formal entry into the identity security space and accelerates its platform strategy. The post Palo Alto Networks to Acquire CyberArk for $25 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek.
- Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corshaby Kevin Townsend on July 10, 2025 at 12:00 pm
‘Machine identities’, often used interchangeably with ‘non-human identities’ (NHIs), have been increasing rapidly since the start of digital transformation. The post Booz Allen Invests in Machine Identity Firm Corsha appeared first on SecurityWeek.