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Security Point Break covers identity security, IAM and the technologies controlling who — and what — gets access to enterprise systems. Our reporting follows authentication, account recovery, passwordless security, OAuth, nonhuman identities, access management and identity-based attacks, with practical context for CISOs, security teams and technology leaders.
The AI Kill-Switch Problem Is That There Is No Kill Switch
Everyone has an AI kill switch, but the buttons are wired to different parts of the machine. SPB maps the emerging stack of runtime, identity, policy, network and infrastructure controls.
Official MCP Code Flaw Exposes AI’s Trust Gap
A flaw in the official MCP Python SDK let malicious servers hijack OAuth logins and capture access users had just approved.
NVIDIA’s Answer to Agents Gone Rogue: Don’t Trust the Agent, Fence It
NVIDIA’s OpenShell runtime and BlueField-based Sentry watchdog put controls outside the AI agent - arriving six days after Okta rallied AWS, Google Cloud and others behind a broader security blueprint.
Okta CEO Lays Out AI Agent Security Push at Oktane 2026
LAS VEGAS — On Wednesday, Okta CEO Todd McKinnon outlined a plan to adapt Okta’s core identity technology…
Okta, 11 Rivals Launch AI Agent ‘Blueprint Alliance’
Twelve competitors say they will govern AI agents together.
Post-Quantum Crypto Could Break OpenID Logins
Quantum computers could eventually crack the digital signatures that prove who we are online. The replacements are arriving, and some may be too big for today’s login systems.
God Save the Passkey: UK Kills Passwords for 23 Million Citizens
Bollocks to passwords: GOV.UK One Login is moving 23 million users to fingerprints, face scans and PINs, with nearly 1 in 10 daily sign-ins already passkey-based.
Eight Vendors Weigh In on Controlling AI
The AI doomsday debate emphasizes operational chaos over existential threats. Experts discuss integrating AI governance to address vulnerabilities in cyber systems, advocating for diverse control mechanisms and layered security perspectives.
Who Gets to Control the AI Agent?
Agent control planes are already arriving. Identity vendors, hyperscalers, data platforms, gateways and security companies are staking claims over where the controls belong - and who gets the final say when autonomous software acts.
Feds Make Login.gov Mandatory: Fraud Gaps Persist
Login.gov is becoming the federal front door for taxes, benefits and public services, even as GSA works to close fraud gaps and fix longstanding technical problems.