Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Federal agencies are facing a critical reckoning with cybersecurity. In the past year alone, high-profile breaches have exposed millions of Americans’ personal data, compromised sensitive intelligence networks and revealed significant gaps in access control practices across some of the government’s most trusted institutions.

Looking ahead to next year, major technology providers are adopting stronger, phishing-resistant authentication methods. Among them is Microsoft, which is phasing out its native SMS and voice authentication services in favor of more secure alternatives, including passkeys, beginning February 1, 2027. The change will initially affect most Microsoft Entra ID users, then extend to Global Administrators and external users on July 1, 2027.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) helps small businesses control, monitor and secure access to sensitive systems, administrator accounts and business-critical applications. It reduces the risk of credential theft, excessive permissions and unauthorized access, without requiring a large IT or security team. Small businesses are now one of the most targeted groups by cybercriminals. Attackers know that SMBs often run on lean IT teams, shared credentials and minimal oversight of who can access what.

Keeper Security, the leading zero-trust and zero-knowledge identity security platform, today announces it now protects more than 100,000 organizations globally. Keeper’s customer growth builds on consistent company milestones including surpassing $240 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and also earning recognition from Gartner as the second fastest-growing competitor in the worldwide security software market in 2025.

Keeper Security, the leading zero-trust and zero-knowledge identity security and Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, today announces a Freshservice Workflow integration that connects vault and privileged access requests to the ticketing systems IT and security teams already use. The integration lets agents fulfill Keeper vault access and approval requests – including Endpoint Privilege Manager and Cloud SSO device approvals – directly from a Freshservice ticket.