The Ultimate Guide to Identity and Access Management
A curated UK 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.
UK Identity and Access Management News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Cequence adds AI Gateway controls for agentic zero trust
Existing customers can now govern AI agents more tightly, as Cequence links model, API and tool access to role-based policy controls.
Connected building systems pose growing cyber risk
Businesses risk building outages and wider network breaches unless they secure internet-connected systems, Restore Information Management has warned.
Why cybercriminals are targeting MSPs first
Supply chain attacks are pushing cyber risk upstream, putting managed service providers under pressure from customers and regulators over shared access.
CNI firms report repeated supplier breaches, study finds
Most critical infrastructure operators still face repeated supplier-led intrusions, with fresh research linking them to weaker oversight of remote access.
Abnormal AI expands security with three new products
The rollout targets post-login attacks, rogue AI use and fake job candidates as customers seek stronger control over identities and access.
The shadow identity crisis: Who let the agents in?
Security chiefs face a widening breach risk as most firms plan to use AI agents, yet barely a third feel ready to secure them properly.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Identity and Access Management
Bedrock Data launches AI agent data loss prevention
Cloudbrink launches AI security platform for enterprise
Entrust launches AI trust accelerator for autonomous agents
Google named IDC MarketScape Leader in AI software
AI trust & governance seen as key to safe adoption
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
Why cybercriminals are targeting MSPs first
The shadow identity crisis: Who let the agents in?
AI does not invent cyber risk, it accelerates it
PCI DSS 4.0: When payment compliance becomes day-to-day retail reality
Why passkeys are becoming essential for modern cybersecurity
Your annual penetration testing is already out of date
SonicWall research sounds Code Red on healthcare cybersecurity as attack rates refuse to decline
The state of cyber resilience amongst UK organisations
Cyber hygiene 101: The big fundamentals
2026 security trends mid-year check-in: What's accelerating, what's stalling, and what comes next
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Recent Identity and Access Management News
TalkTalk Business warns SMEs on AI agent access risks
Autonomous tools with broad permissions could expose customer records and email to costly breaches, TalkTalk Business says, as SMEs rush to adopt AI.
OpenAI AI model escapes test & breaches Hugging Face
The incident has heightened fears that frontier AI could outpace safeguards, leaving smaller firms exposed to faster, more autonomous attacks.
Keepit adds SaaS backup platform to Pax8 Marketplace
Pax8 partners can now sell independent backup and recovery for Microsoft 365, Salesforce and other SaaS tools to SMEs through the marketplace.
AI trust & governance seen as key to safe adoption
As AI spreads through core business functions, executives warn weak oversight could expose firms to deepfakes, fraud and costly incidents.
Logiq launches DISX Isolate for above OFFICIAL use
It targets defence and government teams needing to handle sensitive data in disconnected environments without direct internet access.
Tensor marks 40 years of sales director Rob Cochrane
The veteran sales chief says biometrics and payroll integration have reshaped workplace systems since he joined Tensor in 1986.
Rock Solid Knowledge launches free Open.IdentityServer
Developers using .NET gain a free open-source alternative after licensing changes left thousands of organisations seeking continuity for sign-in systems.
Pi launches products to woo outside developers & firms
The move broadens Pi's pitch beyond crypto users, as new tools let outside firms tap its 18 million-strong identity network and node computers.
PCI DSS 4.0: When payment compliance becomes day-to-day retail reality
Retailers now face daily trading risk as PCI DSS 4.0 turns payment compliance into a continuous operational requirement, not an annual audit.
Incode buys Identiq in USD $100 million fraud push
The deal gives banks and telecoms a way to share fraud signals without pooling customer data, as AI-driven scams surge worldwide.
Why passkeys are becoming essential for modern cybersecurity
With phishing and stolen credentials driving most breaches, organisations are being urged to replace passwords with passkeys for safer logins.
Flare adds Okta support to identity exposure platform
Security teams can now check exposed credentials against Okta as Flare folds threat intelligence, investigation and identity risk tools into one platform.
The state of cyber resilience amongst UK organisations
Despite reported gains, fewer than one in four UK organisations trust their cyber defences to withstand a major incident, a survey found.
Microsoft E7 price shift pushes UK firms to review AI
UK businesses face fresh pressure to tighten AI governance as Microsoft's pricing changes make bundled licences more compelling.
Phishing falls as attackers turn to AI & encryption
Phishing is becoming harder to spot as attackers use encryption and AI-generated sites to target organisations more effectively.
Cequence backs behaviour-based zero trust for AI agents
Runtime behaviour, not login checks, is now seen as the key control as businesses put AI agents into live systems and data.
UK poll finds strong support for facial recognition
Public backing is strongest where facial recognition is tied to security, with 81% supporting border checks and 53% favouring tighter limits.
Akamai launches AI agent traffic security framework
Businesses will be able to distinguish trusted AI shoppers from malicious bots as automated requests surge across retail and publishing sites.
Zimperium signs UK distribution deal with ABC Distribution
The deal broadens access to mobile security tools as UK firms face rising attacks via smartphones, apps, QR codes and messaging platforms.
Zimperium signs UK distribution deal with ABC Distribution
UK businesses face more mobile phishing and fraud as Zimperium widens access to its defences through ABC Distribution.
Job Moves
Ping Identity names Graeme Ventris to lead EMEA Channel
DigiCert appoints Christian Stanford to lead EMEA partners
Alcatraz appoints Erik Nord to lead European growth
One Identity names Gihan Munasinghe chief technology officer
Acumen Cyber appoints Derek Whigham to support UK growth
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