The Ultimate Guide to Identity and Access Management
A curated Irish edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Identity and Access Management (IAM).
What to know about Identity and Access Management
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is a critical area of cybersecurity focused on ensuring that the right individuals and entities have appropriate access to technology resources. With the surge in digital transformation and cloud adoption, IAM has evolved beyond traditional security, now also playing a pivotal role in enhancing customer engagement and business efficiency.
The extensive range of recent stories highlights various aspects of IAM, including advancements in multi-factor authentication, passwordless security solutions, and integrations with cloud and mobile platforms. Industry developments such as partnerships between seasoned cybersecurity vendors and the uptake of AI-driven identity protection tools reveal how organizations are intensifying efforts to protect against breaches, credential theft, and insider threats.
Readers interested in this tag will find insights into the latest trends, technologies, and strategies shaping IAM today—ranging from hardware security keys and biometric innovations to the expanding role of IAM in IoT and machine identities. Understanding identity management enables organizations and individuals alike to navigate the complex cyber threat landscape with improved security and compliance.
Irish Identity and Access Management News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
ManageEngine automates final TLS certificate deployment
Shorter TLS validity periods are set to increase outage risk and admin workload, prompting ManageEngine to automate post-renewal deployment.
eSentire awards bursary to MTU cybersecurity student
The award will fund and place Munster Technological University student Bartosz Lipinski in eSentire's Cork security operations centre amid a widening EU skills gap.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Identity and Access Management
Entrust launches AI trust accelerator for autonomous agents
Google named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI software
Commvault named Gartner backup leader for 15th time
Mandiant study finds USD $4.3 million annual benefit
Gartner names Tenable leader in AI exposure assessment
Featured News
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Exclusive: Reco COO on securing the AI inside your SaaS stack
Reco COO Zoe Hillenmeyer says enterprises typically underestimate their AI agent exposure by a factor of ten and that gap is widening.
Expert Columns
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
As agentic development accelerates, workflow auditability becomes a bottleneck
How AI Is changing enterprise storage security
Microsoft security landscape shifts as critical vulnerabilities surge: report
Unlocking intelligence with access control
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…Cybersecurity was already hard
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Identity and Access Management News
F5 adds fleet management tools for BIG-IP environments
Security teams under pressure to patch faster can now track and stage BIG-IP updates across fleets without losing audit control.
Google Cloud adds BigQuery governance tags in preview
The preview could ease multi-region compliance headaches by letting organisations apply column-level security through global tags and regional policies.
1Password launches Claude browser login for AI agents
The update lets AI agents sign in without seeing passwords, easing a major security hurdle for firms automating browser tasks.
Google Cloud sets out AI security plan with Gemini & Wiz
Defenders could gain a faster edge against AI-driven attacks as Google Cloud ties Gemini, Wiz, CodeMender and Mandiant into one platform.
GitLab 19.2 adds AI tools for security & workflows
The update aims to cut review bottlenecks by auto-fixing vulnerable dependencies and surfacing code flaws scanners often miss.
SecurityBridge launches SAPMAP to map attack paths
Security teams can now trace how one SAP flaw could spread across finance, payroll and supply chains, with access tightly restricted.
ManageEngine automates TLS certificate post-deployment
Shorter TLS certificate lifespans are set to raise outage risk and admin burden, as teams face far more frequent renewals and installs.
Targeted open source malware attacks on developers soar
Malicious package advisories jumped from 21 in 2023 to 1,576 in 2025, as attackers increasingly target developers before code reaches production.
Mandiant warns on exposed Cloud Run serverless apps
Exposed serverless apps can let attackers steal tokens, read secrets and take over cloud projects if weak code is left unpatched.
Tenable adds app security data to exposure platform
Security teams can now rank code flaws against cloud and identity risks after Tenable folded application security data into its exposure platform.
HERE launches Studio for no-code apps in regulated firms
Regulated firms can let non-technical staff build apps in a controlled browser, using approved AI tools and existing security controls.
Devolutions & Telegraph Ventures back Mizo in AI push
The minority stake should help Mizo speed up AI ticket automation for managed service providers seeking to cut frontline support costs and delays.
1Password launches AI spend tracking in SaaS Manager
Rising usage-based bills could now be easier to control, as 1Password's SaaS Manager adds dashboards, limits and alerts for AI spend.
Phishing toolkits target Microsoft 365 MFA in surge
Account takeovers are becoming harder to stop as attackers use real-time code theft and fake login pages to bypass Microsoft 365 MFA.
Oracle adds AI-native builder for Fusion applications
Customers can now build and run AI-powered business apps inside Fusion, cutting the governance and integration work needed to move pilots into production.
Proofpoint spots Entra ID spoofing attack technique
Attackers can now probe Entra ID accounts and passwords at scale without a real app, leaving defenders with little sign-in telemetry.
Google Cloud expands Claude support on Agent Platform
The update gives enterprises managed access to Anthropic's models with built-in failover, data residency and compliance controls for production AI use.
Microsoft makes passkeys default for Entra ID logins
Users relying on SMS or voice for sign-ins will be nudged to passkeys as Microsoft phases out weaker multifactor methods in Entra ID.
Amazon SQS marks 20 years with new AI & scaling tools
Developers are using the queue to smooth AI traffic and protect services from spikes, as AWS adds higher throughput, security and recovery tools.