Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of July 4th: KnowBe4, AuditBoard, Living Security, 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 July 4th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from KnowBe4, AuditBoard, Living Security, 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 July 4th.

Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of July 4th

AuditBoard Appoints a New CEO

AuditBoard, an AI-powered global platform for connected risk, has announced the appointment of Raul Villar Jr. as CEO. Villar brings a proven track record of driving significant growth and innovation in the SaaS industry, having previously served as CEO of Paycor. “I am incredibly excited to join AuditBoard, a company that has already established itself as a clear leader in the connected risk space with its innovative AI-driven platform and unwavering customer focus. I look forward to working with the talented team at AuditBoard to drive continued innovation, deliver exceptional value to our customers, and achieve new levels of growth,” Villar Jr. says.

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BeyondID Shares Findings From a Report on AI Agents

BeyondID, an AI-powered, Managed Identity Solutions Provider (MISP), has released a new report warning that AI agents may emerge as the next major insider threat to enterprise security. The report surveyed US-based IT leaders and revealed a widening gap between AI deployment and cybersecurity preparedness. Arun Shrestha, CEO of BeyondID, says, “AI agents are logging in, accessing sensitive systems, and making decisions just like human employees, but most security teams are still treating them like static infrastructure. This disconnect is creating a massive security vulnerability that’s hiding in plain sight.”

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Curve Expands Its Collaboration with Thales

Curve, a digital wallet provider, is expanding its collaboration with Thales, the global provider of advanced technologies. The partnership will focus on delivering secure, modern payment solutions for financial institutions. For example, the Curve Pay solution is underpinned by Thales’ cloud-based D1 platform on iOS and Android in Europe, which enables customers to digitize payment cards with a mobile wallet. The D1 platform also seamlessly integrates with existing systems to maintain secure, instant payment services.

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KnowBe4 Releases a Program Maturity Assessment Tool

KnowBe4, a cybersecurity platform focused on human risk management, has released the KnowBe4 Program Maturity Assessment (PMA), a free, strategic tool designed to help IT and cybersecurity leaders measure and improve their security culture with a structured, practical self-assessment framework. The PMA tool includes tools for scoring results across forty Culture Maturity Indicators (CMIs), pinpointing exact areas of weakness, offering custom recommendations, providing teams with actionable next steps, and more.

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Living Security Expands Its Platform With New Integrations

Living Security, the global Human Risk Management (HRM) company, has expanded its Unify platform with new integrations from leading cloud security companies. These partner integrations will deliver AI risk visibility capabilities to help enterprises accelerate the secure adoption of Generative AI (GenAI) tools at scale by providing real-time behavioral intelligence on how employees interact with GenAI platforms across web and cloud environments. Ashley Rose, CEO and Co-Founder of Living Security, says, “With this launch, we’re giving security leaders the visibility and context they need to enable GenAI adoption faster and safer than ever before.”

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