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Identity is the breaking point — get it right or zero trust fails


It’s on security leaders to shift their security strategies to better fight against identity-driven attacks.

Gartner warns of growing blind spots: “Scope expansion and increasingly distributed IT environments are leading to identity access management (IAM) coverage gaps.”​ The data is clear: 60% of breaches now involve valid credentials; deepfake fraud attempts occur every five minutes; and identity-based attacks lurk unseen for months before detonating into double-extortion ransom demands. Meanwhile, traditional security models reliant on perimeter defenses and isolated IAM tools are failing — leaving enterprises exposed to sophisticated, AI-driven threats.

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