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Modern enterprises are facing an identity explosion. Fueled by cloud adoption, DevOps acceleration, and now agentic AI, the number of human and machine identities is growing faster than most organizations can manage. According to the CyberArk 2025 Identity Security Landscape, 9 out of 10 organizations report a successful identity-centric breach, with relentless and sophisticated bad actors continuing to target identities. Machine identities now outnumber human identities by an astonishing 82:1.

On a sunny summer vacation day, your childhood self is running around a playground looking everywhere for a small piece of paper as part of a treasure hunt. Each clue you find leads to another, then another, until you finally locate the hidden treasure. Investigating a security incident is similar to this process, but instead of clues written on paper, your clues are digital artifacts that attackers left in your systems. These digital artifacts are called indicators of compromise (IoCs).

I’ve seen this story before, and I’m seeing it again. When we founded Salt Security in 2016, APIs already powered the digital economy, Kubernetes started to accelerate the growth of APIs, yet almost nobody was monitoring them. Visibility was near zero, context was missing, and protection was an afterthought. Fast-forward to 2025, and the same blind spot is forming, only bigger. AI agents are no longer just generating content; they are also creating it.

GIFTEDCROOK evolves into an intelligence gathering tool, a new report reveals a rise in sophisticated threats during H1 2025, and Jasper Sleet uses remote IT workers to infiltrate organizations.

Most financial sites don’t think twice about WAFs until a bot army drains their API or a misstep leaks trading data. That’s when panic sets in and puts the target service in the eye of a perfect storm. That’s why WAFs aren’t optional anymore; they’re your digital insurance policy. This piece will break down real-world threats like credential stuffing and parameter abuse that cripple fintech APIs, and show how top-tier WAFs block them without throttling speed.

Vanta's AI-powered trust management platform centralizes key program areas, reduces manual efforts with automation, and continuously monitors your GRC program to drive measurable business impact. Recently, Vanta was named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Governance, Risk, and Compliance Software Vendor Assessment 2025 (Doc # US53615325, June 2025). ‍ The IDC MarketScape assesses the competitive landscape, analyzing qualitative and quantitative criteria to evaluate GRC vendors.

Security is no longer just part of running a business—it’s the backbone of building customer trust. But there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to building a reliable and scalable security program. Every organization—regardless of size, industry, or region—faces unique challenges that shape its security needs and investments. ‍ Customers often tell us they want more tools to benchmark their programs against industry peers and best practices.

1Password is continually finding ways to protect millions of users and over 165K businesses, delivering a secure, seamless experience across our products. 1Password Extended Access Management builds on that focus by helping teams ensure that every identity is authentic, every application sign-on is secure, and every device is healthy. We are excited to take another step forward in delivering on that.

Security experts dedicated to shaping insightful editorial content, guiding developers and organizations toward secure cloud app development. Dive into a wealth of knowledge and experience in fortifying software integrity. Keeping up with open source security alerts can feel like chasing ghosts — your scanner flags dozens of CVEs in your dependency tree, but not every vulnerable function is actually used in your code.

In today’s evolving threats landscape, advanced technology on its own isn’t enough to fully secure an organization. As cyber attacks become increasingly sophisticated, the most crucial line of defense is often the human element.