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Top 12 Privileged Access Management (PAM) Use Cases in 2026

Dec 8, 2025 By Vipika Kotangale In miniOrange
Privileged Access Management (PAM) is your organization's security control center for managing and monitoring high-level access to critical systems. Think of it as a sophisticated vault system that safeguards your most powerful administrative credentials while maintaining detailed audit trails of their usage. As we head into 2026, PAM has become crucial. Here's why: Cyberattacks are getting scarier and more complicated.
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Azure Tenant Hardening Basics: Identity, Conditional Access, and "Default Safe" Settings

Azure Tenant Hardening Basics: Identity, Conditional Access, and "Default Safe" Settings

Dec 8, 2025 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
When you spin up a new Azure tenant, it's easy to assume that Microsoft has locked the doors and barred the windows for you. The interface is sleek, the services are powerful, and the infrastructure is world-class. But here is the uncomfortable truth: while the cloud infrastructure is secure, your specific configuration of it likely isn't. A default Azure Active Directory (now Microsoft Entra ID) environment is designed for usability and adoption, not maximum security. It prioritizes getting your team connected over keeping bad actors out.
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Automating Access Governance in Jira Service Management: A Complete Guide

Dec 5, 2025 By Pallavi Narang In miniOrange
As organizations grow, so does the complexity of managing who has access to which apps and systems. For Atlassian teams, Jira and Jira Service Management (JSM) often serve as the central hub for operational workflows, yet access governance is still handled through scattered emails, manual approvals, or outdated processes. Access governance, simply put, is the system of ensuring that the right individuals receive the correct level of access at the right time.
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AI agents and identity risks: How security will shift in 2026

Dec 4, 2025 By Lavi Lazarovitz In CyberArk
The pace of technological change is relentless. Not long ago, our migration to the cloud and the automation of CI/CD pipelines dominated the conversation. Now, AI agents are reshaping how we think about automation, productivity, and risk. As we look toward 2026, it’s clear that these intelligent, autonomous systems are not just a passing trend; they are becoming foundational to how businesses operate.
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Automated User Management for Atlassian Cloud: Optimize License Costs

Dec 3, 2025 By Pallavi Narang In miniOrange
User management in Atlassian Cloud has become one of the biggest time sinks for admins. A majority of Jira and Confluence Cloud maintenance time is spent on onboarding, offboarding, and cleaning up inactive accounts. These delays lead to license waste and increased security exposure as ex-employees retain active credentials far longer than intended.
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3 takeaways from the 2025 EDUCAUSE annual conference

Dec 2, 2025 By Sam Breitbach In Persona
This year's EDUCAUSE brought together leaders from IT, security, enrollment, and student services. The theme, “Restoring Trust,” reflects the challenges that higher education institutions and professionals are facing. Fraudsters are using new tools and techniques to target faculty and students. Whether they’re trying to gain access to sensitive information or steal student aid, the potential danger is real.
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TLS certificate management in 2026: The endless game of Whack-A-Cert

Dec 2, 2025 By Kevin Bocek In CyberArk
As 2025 races to a close, you’ll see several predictions about AI agents, quantum computing, and other frontier innovations. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited about solving these challenges, too. But there’s a quieter, less flashy countdown underway, one that will determine whether organizations can even reach the cutting edge. TLS certificates—the machine identities used to prove machines are who they say they are—will begin expiring twice as fast in March 2026.
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What is VoIP and How Does it Work?

Dec 2, 2025 By Puja More In miniOrange
Your phone rings. The number looks local, even familiar - so you answer. But within seconds, you're being asked to “verify your bank account” or “reset your login credentials.” Sounds suspicious? It is. That call likely came from a VoIP number, which is not a regular phone line. VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) lets anyone make calls over the internet, not just through mobile networks or landlines.
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