Identity Security stories
Customers will see a stronger push toward SaaS-delivered identity security as the company reshapes its product portfolio around non-human identities.
Australian businesses and users face rising account-takeover risk as experts say AI-driven attacks and leaked credentials have outpaced passwords.
Attackers are exploiting passkeys, stolen sessions and AI-generated scams, exposing gaps in identity security beyond the login screen.
Enterprises using Microsoft Defender will get round-the-clock human-led threat hunting, as CrowdStrike also broadens its AI risk coalition across partners.
AI has made stolen credentials and careless copy-paste habits a bigger risk than password strength, with scams and breaches accelerating.
The ranking highlights growing demand for intelligence that can guide detection and response inside security tools, rather than stand-alone reports.
Rising identity-based attacks are pushing Australian and New Zealand businesses to seek faster recovery tools for Active Directory and hybrid systems.
Security chiefs say AI agents and credential theft are making password-only defences too risky as World Password Day returns.
Broader attacker activity is increasingly moving beyond stolen credentials, even as identity still accounted for 58.7% of incidents in Q1 2026.
Australian organisations are racing ahead with AI agents, but most still lack the identity controls needed to secure non-human users at scale.
Strong recurring revenue growth lifted Commvault’s full-year sales to USD $1.184 billion, while SaaS jumped 52% and cash flow hit a record.
Attackers are exploiting help functions to reset credentials and bypass defences, putting entire networks at risk through a single call.
The Sydney move follows a USD $250 million funding round as the cloud security firm bets on real-time protection for fast-growing AI workloads.
Security teams can now trace AI-led attacks before phishing begins, as Outtake targets lookalike domains, bot networks and fake accounts.
Ransomware activity stayed elevated in March, with NCC Group saying Qilin alone was linked to 136 attacks and drove a 43% monthly rise.
It lets developers use AI coding tools without pasting sensitive credentials into prompts, reducing the risk of secrets leaking into logs or source control.
Security teams facing rising alert volumes now have a guide for deciding which tasks AI should handle and which need human control.
Australian firms are being urged to adopt passwordless logins as AI tools and data leakage make stolen credentials easier to exploit.
Local firms in regulated sectors can now keep identity security data onshore as scrutiny over machine and AI access intensifies.
Most firms are deploying AI agents without proper oversight, leaving non-human identities exposed as security teams race to catch up.