Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of May 9th: ManageEngine, Lastwall, Netwrix, 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 May 9th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from ManageEngine, Lastwall, Netwrix, 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 May 9th.
Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of May 9th
Bitwarden Releases Findings From Its World Password Day 2025 Survey
Bitwarden, an open-source password management solution provider, recently released the findings from its annual global survey for World Password Day. The company surveyed over 2,300 employed adults in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Japan to highlight generational trends in password habits. Findings include that 35 percent of Gen Z respondents never or rarely update passwords after a data breach at a company with which they have an account. Additionally, when prompted to update a login, 38 percent of Gen Z and 31 percent of Millennials only change a single character or recycle an existing password.
Lastwall’s Identity Platform Achieves FedRAMP Moderate Authorization
Lastwall, an identity-first security and quantum resilient solution provider, announced that its Identity Platform (IdP) has achieved FedRAMP Moderate Authorization. The authorization reinforces the company’s commitment to delivering secure and compliant identity management solutions for U.S. federal agencies and critical infrastructure. Karl Holmqvist, Founder and CEO of Lastwall, says, “With this authorization, federal agencies can confidently deploy Lastwall’s Identity Platform, knowing it meets the rigorous security and compliance requirements of the FedRAMP program.”
ManageEngine Enhances Its Privileged Access Management Platform with New AI Features
ManageEngine, a Zoho Corporation division and a leading enterprise IT management solutions provider, has added AI-powered enhancements to its privileged access management platform, PAM360. The updates include intelligent least privilege access, risk remediation policy recommendations, and a new privileged task automation module enabled by Qntrl, Zoho’s unified workflow orchestration platform. These newly added capabilities will help companies automate enterprise-wide administrative routines, enforce least privilege at scale with intelligent, context-aware controls, and reduce security risks through automated remediation.
Netwrix Announces Four Executive Appointments
Netwrix, a data security company, has announced four executive appointments to its technology leadership team. For example, Paul Stephens is now the Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Shawn Valle will serve as Netwrix’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Michael Wetzel joins as Chief Information Officer (CIO), and Jeff Warren has been promoted to Chief Product Officer (CPO). Their collective experience will fuel product innovation, strengthen enterprise security, and drive the company’s continued growth.
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