brendon, Author at acsense

Identity Resilience Takes Center Stage: Acsense Named in Gartner’s 2025 Hype Cycle

Identity and Access Management (IAM) systems are the central nervous system of every modern organization — controlling who can access what, where, and when. From workforce login flows and MFA to application provisioning and policy enforcement, IAM is everywhere. But here’s the catch: most organizations treat IAM as if it’s immune to failure. They rely […]

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From Detection to Action: Unlocking the Value of Alerts

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Unlocking the Value of Alerts Security teams are inundated with alerts—but alerts without action are just noise. Acsense’s latest release transforms alerts into powerful tools for proactive detection, faster incident response, and regulatory compliance. Customizable Alerts for Real-Time Security and Compliance This release introduces a flexible alert system that lets organizations monitor key IAM events

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Why SaaS Security Needs IAM Resilience: Lessons from JPMorgan Chase’s Open Letter

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The Hidden SaaS Risk Nobody Talks About—Identity Recovery In a powerful open letter, JPMorgan Chase’s Chief Information Security Officer issued a warning: the modern SaaS software supply chain is creating single points of failure that threaten global business continuity. While most of the focus is on breaches and prevention, there’s a major blind spot: how

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Automated Okta Backup & 10‑Minute Ransomware Recovery

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Okta Backup and Recovery: Ensuring IAM Resilience In today’s cloud-driven world, identity is the new perimeter. Platforms like Okta sit at the core of enterprise security, managing how users authenticate and access resources. But what happens if your Okta configuration or data is suddenly lost, corrupted, or held hostage by an attack? The risks

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Okta Disaster Recovery Blueprint: From Outage to Operational in Minutes

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What Is Okta Disaster Recovery and Why It Matters Identity is the new perimeter—and when that perimeter fails, business stops. In the last year alone, identity‑based attacks accounted for nearly one‑third of all intrusions, driven by a wave of AI‑generated phishing and infostealer malware. For organizations that anchor workforce access on Okta, a single mis‑configured

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Preserving Identity Relationships for Faster Breach Investigations

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Mapping MITRE ATT&CK Techniques to Advanced Identity Forensics “We’ve identified suspicious activity in our environment, but we can’t determine when the breach began or what access paths the attackers exploited.” This scenario has become increasingly common as identity systems become the primary target for sophisticated attacks. When identity is compromised, organizations face a critical forensic

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Why Test Your Identity Backups?

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Automated Backup Verification: The Key to Identity Management Compliance “We have backups, but we’ve never actually tested them.” This admission, which we hear with alarming frequency, represents one of the most significant risks in identity management today. Organizations invest in backup solutions for their critical identity systems like Okta, yet many have no idea whether

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Identity Data Retention for Compliance

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Meeting Compliance Requirements with Point-in-Time Recovery and Investigation “We need to provide the auditors with a report showing who had access to our financial systems nine months ago.” If this request sends a chill down your spine, you’re not alone. For organizations relying on identity systems like Okta with standard 90-day log retention, such requests

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3-2-1 Backup Rule for Identity Security

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Why 3-2-1, Air Gaps, and Immutability Are Essential for Identity Security “Our backups were compromised along with our production environment.” These words represent one of the most dreaded scenarios for IT and security teams. Unfortunately, this situation has become increasingly common, especially for identity systems like Okta that serve as the gateway to an organization’s

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Insights From Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)

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2025 DBIR Deep-Dive: What the Numbers Really Say About Modern IAM Risk TL;DR — Ransomware frequency is up 37 %, partner-driven breaches have doubled, and edge-device exploits are now almost as common as phishing. IAM teams face a two-front war: fast-moving automation (zero-days, API abuse) and slow-burn human error (mis-delivery, unsafe changes). The playbook now

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