Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of June 27th: Abstract Security, KnowBe4, Axiad, and More

The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Identity Management and Information Security news from the week of June 27th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Abstract Security, KnowBe4, Axiad, and more.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant Identity Management and Information Security news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize some of the top headlines in the space by curating a collection of the latest vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy news. With that in mind, here is some of the top identity management and information security news from the week of June 27th.

Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of June 27th

Abstract Security Announces LakeVilla

Abstract Security, a streaming-first security data operations company, has released LakeVilla, a cloud-native cold storage solution built for long-term security telemetry retention. With this offering, Abstract Security can deliver compliance-ready, highly accessible storage at a fraction of SIEM costs, without compromising performance or accessibility. Its features include instant searchability without rehydration, cost savings at an enterprise scale, tools for replaying archived data on demand, cloud-native flexibility, and a vendor-neutral design.

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AccessMule Debuts Its Access and Password Management Platform

AccessMule, a new cybersecurity company founded and controlled by Mosyle, has announced the public release of its integrated SMB-focused Access and Password Management platform. The solution aims to help SMBs manage tasks related to granting, managing, auditing, sharing, storing, and removing employee access. Its capabilities include role-based access control (RBAC) features, plug-and-play security interfaces, real-time visibility into company permissions, zero-knowledge password management, safe password sharing, and shared multi-factor authentication.

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Apono Expands Its Leadership Team

Apono, a privileged access for the cloud company, has announced significant advancements in its leadership team with the appointment of Tamir Verthim as Vice President of Customer Experience and Arik Kfir as Vice President of Research and Development. These strategic leadership appointments will help Apono accelerate its ongoing mission to provide customers with stronger user experiences and robust, intuitive cloud access management services.

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Axiad Launches an Automated Identity Verification Solution

Axiad, a global identity security company, has launched Axiad Confirm, an automated identity verification solution. Axiad Confirm is integrated within the Axiad Conductor credential management system (CMS) and aims to ensure secure identity verification before issuing robust credentials like smart cards or FIDO passkeys. With the solution, companies can prevent unauthorized access, support remote and distributed workforce onboarding, reduce help desk burden with biometric matching, streamline onboarding processes, and ensure compliance with multiple regulatory standards.

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Bonfy.AI Reveals Its Content Security Platform

Bonfy.AI, an adaptive content security provider, has emerged from stealth mode with the launch of its Bonfy Adaptive Content Security (Bonfy ACS) unified platform. Founded by security industry veterans Gidi Cohen and Danny Kibel, Bonfy’s platform aims to optimize how AI and human-generated content is monitored and protected. The platform’s features include tools for detecting content risks, flexible hosting options, out-of-the-box policies for best practices, entity-aware analysis, and support for SaaS applications and communication platforms like HubSpot, Google Mail, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Slack, and SMTP.

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DirectDefense Appoints a Vice President of Professional Services

DirectDefense, an information security services company, has announced that Matt Maddox has joined the company as Vice President of Professional Services. In this role, Maddox will lead DirectDefense’s growing portfolio of industry-leading security services, including web application, network, cloud, API, thick client, mobile, OT, and embedded systems penetration testing. Maddox brings over 20 years of technical and leadership experience building high-performance global consulting organizations, having previously served at companies like Black Duck Software (formerly Synopsys), Dell Technologies, Rackspace, Cisco Systems, and Accenture.

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KnowBe4 Details Its Strategic Integration Partnership with Microsoft

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity platform that addresses human risk management, has announced a strategic integration with Microsoft to strengthen email security. As the first initiative in Microsoft’s ICES (Integrated Cloud Email Security) vendor ecosystem, the integration aims to establish a blueprint for how security vendors can deliver enhanced protection for mutual customers. Integrating KnowBe4 Defend and Microsoft Defender for Office 365 will create multiple layers of analysis and detection to increase the likelihood of identifying and stopping threats before they reach end-users.

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Persona Expands Its Workforce Identity Verification Solutions

Persona, a global identity platform that helps businesses verify and manage digital identities, has announced a major update to its Workforce Identity Verification (IDV) solution. The updates focus on expanding the Persona’s integration with other companies in Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS) ecosystems. These will empower organizations to combat rising candidate fraud, defend against AI-driven impersonation, and seamlessly verify user identities across every stage of the workforce lifecycle.

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Saviynt Announces Its New Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Channel Chief

Saviynt, a cloud-native identity and governance platform solution provider, has appointed Steve Blacklock as its Senior Vice President of Global Partners and Channel Chief. As Saviynt continues to invest in its status as a “partner-first” company, Blacklock will oversee all aspects of Saviynt’s global partner organization, helping deepen strategic alliances, drive GTM through the partner and Saviynt sales teams, and spearhead the development of new strategic partnerships that drive transformational growth. “It is a pivotal moment for the company, and I’m looking forward to helping grow the team and broaden the partner ecosystem to include multiple types of advisory, solutions, and technology partners,” Blacklock said.

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Thales Releases New Capabilities for the Imperva Application Security Platform

Thales—an advanced technologies provider for the defense, aerospace, cyber, and digital sectors—has announced new detection and response capabilities for the Imperva Application Security platform. These features will help companies protect themselves against business logic attacks, such as Broken Object Level Authorization (BOLA), the leading threat in the OWASP API Security Top 10. By integrating real-time detection with automated mitigation of risky APIs, the Imperva Application Security platform can deliver comprehensive protection against unauthorized data exposure and other complex business logic vulnerabilities across environments.

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