Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of January 17th: Entrust, BlackFog, Zilla 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 January 17th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Entrust, BlackFog, and Zilla Security.

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 January 17th.

Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of January 17th

BlackFog Announces a Partnership with Carahsoft Technology

BlackFog—a ransomware prevention and Anti-Data Exfiltration (ADX) solution—has announced a partnership with Carahsoft Technology Corp., a government IT solutions provider. As part of their collaboration, Carahsoft will act as BlackFog’s Master Government Aggregator. This will make BlackFog’s AI-based ransomware prevention solution available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners. Dr. Darren Williams, Founder and CEO at BlackFog, says, “We look forward to collaborating and creating new opportunities as we introduce our Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) solution to safeguard the Government sector’s sensitive data and infrastructure.”

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Entrust Launches the PKI Hub

Entrust, a global provider of identity-centric security solutions, has launched PKI Hub, an all-in-one, container-baed virtual application that provides companies with enterprise visibility, management, and automation for cryptographic assets. PKI Hub can be deployed at scale in the cloud or on-premises. It enables customers to streamline PKI and Certificate Lifecycle Management (CLM)  while allowing them to scale across local and cloud environments. It’s also outfitted with high throughput certificate authority, a registration authority module for automated certificate enrollments, RFC3161-compliant timestamping, RESTful API, and a centralized management console.

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Oracle and Adarga Detail Their New Partnership

Oracle has announced a partnership with Adarga, an AI-driven information intelligence solution provider. The partnership will bring Adarga’s Vantage software to the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Oracle’s distributed cloud. By deploying the Vantage software across Oracle’s distributed cloud, Adarga customers can maximize the value of their data and make faster, more informed decisions while addressing security and sovereignty requirements. It will also enable customers to run operational applications in disrupted, disconnected, intermittent, and low-bandwidth environments.

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The White House Releases an Executive Order on Strengthening the Country’s Cybersecurity

The White House recently made an Executive Order on strengthening and promoting innovation in the country’s cybersecurity initiatives. In the Order, President Biden orders additional actions to be taken to improve the country’s cybersecurity, with an emphasis on defending digital infrastructure, securing essential services in the digital domain, and further developing its ability to address key threats. The Executive Order also provides guidelines for operationalizing transparency and security in third-party software supply chains, improving the cybersecurity of Federal Systems, securing federal communications, providing solutions that combat cyber-crime, promoting security with and in AI, and more.

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Zilla Security Shares Findings From its 2025 State of IGA Report

Zilla Security, an identity governance and administration (Modern IGA) company, has released the findings from its 2025 State of IGA Report. The report, based on insights from three hundred identity management leaders, reveals the extent to which organizations still struggle with manual processes, integration challenges, and compliance pressures despite the availability of IGA solutions. Deepak Taneja, CEO and co-founder of Zilla Security, says, “These research findings highlight the urgent need for organizations to adopt modern, automated solutions to stay ahead of security risks and compliance demands while improving operational efficiency.”

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