Identity Security stories
The appointment reflects rising demand for tighter access controls as firms in Asia Pacific and Japan adopt AI across legacy and cloud systems.
Most enterprises are deploying AI agents in production without dedicated security controls, leaving a 40-to-1 gap between adoption and readiness.
Identity security spending is rising as firms grapple with AI access risks, helping Keeper Security pass 100,000 organisations and USD $240 million ARR.
The deal gives enterprises live controls to block or limit AI agents as they act inside business systems, reducing security and compliance risk.
Small businesses could gain easier access to cyber protection and certification as the partnership bundles Falcon monitoring with SMB1001 support.
The move aims to close a browser visibility gap, giving security teams earlier warning of risky logins and phishing without another console.
Large enterprises could get faster access reviews and tighter compliance checks as SailPoint updates its cloud platform and IdentityIQ 9.0.
The partnership will fund more than 3,200 hours of specialist help, aiming to support over 1,000 fraud and cybercrime victims in the US and UK.
Security teams are being pushed to monitor AI activity across systems, as executives warn that unsanctioned tools and hidden agents are outpacing governance.
SMBs face rising breach risk as the report says seven routine security failings, not advanced malware, drive most attacks, with ransomware in 88% of cases.
The appointment gives the cyber security vendor dedicated regional leadership as it adapts partner programmes to varied market conditions across Asia Pacific.
Threats are now spanning identities, cloud and software supply chains, with AI speeding attacks and complicating defence, Microsoft says.
Security teams can now trace prompts, responses and tool calls from Claude Code and Cowork alongside other enterprise signals.
A surge in non-human identities is leaving businesses more exposed, with privileged access risks now stretching beyond staff to AI agents and machine accounts.
The link should cut manual offboarding and audit work for security teams by tying SailPoint approvals directly to Keeper-managed privileges.
The update is aimed at speeding recovery and containing breaches as AI agents gain access to corporate identity systems.
It automates provisioning and revocation of privileged access, helping organisations cut manual updates and reduce compliance risk.
The hire puts partner programmes at the heart of WatchGuard's channel-only model as cybersecurity vendors race to simplify sales for MSPs.
By automating access changes end to end, the tie-up aims to cut delays and audit gaps when users move roles or leave an organisation.
The update gives security teams a clearer way to map keys, certificates and secrets as regulators push harder on software component visibility.