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InfoSec | Machine IAM | Security

Gartner Is Right That You Can’t Substitute WPM for PAM, So Stop Choosing Between Them

Workforce password management (WPM) and privileged access management (PAM) tools both store credentials, but Gartner's July 2026 research concludes they cannot substitute for each other. WPM lacks privileged account discovery, automated service-account rotation, and session recording. PAM is too complex and costly for everyday workforce use. The Akeyless Identity Security Platform delivers purpose-built WPM and modern PAM on a single control plane, avoiding the substitution risk Gartner warns about.

DevOps | Machine IAM | Security

Not All Just-in-Time Access Is Created Equal: Why JIT Architecture Matters

Just-in-Time isn't just about temporary credentials. It's about eliminating standing privileges without introducing operational complexity, infrastructure overhead, or new trust assumptions. Here's how Akeyless approaches JIT differently, and why the underlying architecture matters just as much as the credentials themselves.

DevOps | Machine IAM | Security

Shai-Hulud Returns: The npm Worm That Only Works Because Your Secrets Are Standing Still

The recent Shai-Hulud supply chain attack demonstrates a fundamental shift in how attackers compromise organizations. Rather than exploiting software vulnerabilities, the malware targets what already exists on developer workstations and CI/CD systems: long-lived credentials. From .env files and cloud credentials to HashiCorp Vault tokens and AI coding assistants, the attack succeeds because secrets remain static, discoverable, and reusable. The lesson is clear: reducing standing privileges, adopting just-in-time credentials, and moving toward secretless authentication dramatically reduces the attacker's blast radius.

Security

From Secrets Sprawl to Secretless Authentication: The Five Phases of Modern Identity Security

Secretless authentication eliminates the permanent credential applications use to access a secrets platform. Explore the journey from centralized secrets and automated rotation to workload identity federation through a live Kubernetes demo.

DevOps | Machine IAM | Security

npm Just Killed the Skeleton Key: What It Means for Every Other Credential You Own

GitHub's new 2FA rules close npm's biggest attack path. Learn what changed, why it happened, and what it means for every credential in your CI pipeline.

AI | Machine IAM | Security

Understanding the AI Agent Security Ecosystem: Roles, Responsibilities, and Where Runtime Authority Fits

As enterprises deploy AI agents, an entirely new security ecosystem is emerging. AI discovery platforms, MCP gateways, workforce AI governance platforms, automation platforms, and runtime authorization solutions all promise to secure AI agents—but they solve fundamentally different problems. Understanding where each category fits is becoming just as important as choosing the right products.

AI | Machine IAM | Product Updates | Security

Akeyless Integrates With Claude’s Compliance API to Secure AI Agent Access

Learn how the Akeyless integration with Claude’s Compliance API secures AI agent access through just-in-time credentials and runtime policy enforcement.

AI | Machine IAM | Security

Your AI Agent Just Logged In. Now What?

1Password’s agentic autofill keeps credentials out of an AI agent’s hands. But the bigger security question begins after login: what can the agent do with the session it has been given?

Competitor | DevOps | InfoSec

Akeyless vs. HashiCorp Boundary for Enterprise Secure Access

Compare Akeyless Modern PAM vs. HashiCorp Boundary to see how enterprises can simplify secure remote access without managing infrastructure. Akeyless delivers a SaaS-native, Zero-Knowledge alternative that unifies access, secrets, and key management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

AI | Machine IAM | Security

Securing AI Agents in Claude With Akeyless: Demo and Setup Guide

Why AI Agents Need Runtime Authorization AI agents across Claude, Chat, Cowork, and Claude Code are increasingly being given direct access to production databases, cloud services, and SaaS APIs, often by pasting long-lived credentials into MCP configuration files. But standing credentials are only part of the problem. Even properly authenticated agents can take unintended or […]

AI | Machine IAM | Security

Akeyless Brings Secretless Access to OpenAI Codex

The Akeyless integration for OpenAI Codex enables governed, runtime access while keeping secrets out of prompts, local files, repositories, and model context.

AI | Machine IAM | Security

Runtime Authority and Zero Standing Privilege for the Autonomous Enterprise

Most security teams know static credentials are dangerous. Developers know API keys should not be hardcoded. Cloud architects understand the risks of long-lived service accounts. Security leaders have invested heavily...