What Is Workload Identity and Why Should You Stop Using Static Cloud Keys?
A static cloud key stored on a server is a credential that works until someone remembers to rotate it. Workload identity replaces that with a …
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Non-Human Identities: The Security Problem Behind Service Accounts and AI Agents
Most identity security programs were designed around human users logging in. Service accounts, API keys, and now AI agents don't fit that model, and …
How to Audit Unused Cloud Accounts, Roles, and Service Identities
An unused identity with live credentials is functionally identical to a vulnerability sitting unpatched — nobody's using it, but it still works …
Cloud IAM vs Network Security: Why Identity Has Become the New Perimeter
Network segmentation still matters, but in a cloud environment, the thing standing between an attacker and your data is increasingly a permission …
GitHub Actions OIDC: Stop Storing Cloud Credentials in CI/CD
A static cloud credential stored as a CI secret is valid until someone notices it's wrong. An OIDC-issued credential is valid for one workflow run and …
How to Find Overprivileged AWS IAM Users and Roles
Overprivileged IAM identities aren't usually the result of one bad decision. They're the accumulated residue of a hundred small, reasonable-seeming …
AWS IAM Least Privilege: A Practical Guide to Finding Excess Permissions
Least privilege fails in practice because most teams have no visibility into which granted permissions are actually used. Here's how to find the gap …
S3 Block Public Access: What the Four Settings Do and How to Enforce Them
New S3 buckets have blocked public access by default since April 2023, but older buckets, account settings and new accounts can still be open. Here is …
Passkeys vs Passwords: What Actually Changes for Security Teams?
Passkeys aren't just a more convenient password. They remove an entire attack category at the protocol level, but only if recovery and enrollment are …
ZITADEL Account-Takeover Flaws CVE-2026-105207, -105209 and -105215: Fixed Versions and What to Check
Three critical ZITADEL flaws let attackers take over accounts through external identity provider linking, passkey enrollment and forged login …
Vetting Third-Party SaaS Tools Before They Touch Your Data
Most SaaS vetting stops at a security questionnaire the vendor's sales team fills out. Here's what actually predicts third-party risk in practice.
MFA Fatigue Attacks: What Actually Stops Them
Push-notification bombing keeps working because most MFA rollouts treat every factor as equally trustworthy. Here's what actually closes the gap.