Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Leading Managed Service Provider (MSP) distributors aren’t just adding identity tools to their marketplace. They are redefining the criteria for partnership within their ecosystems. For years, joining a major distributor’s marketplace was primarily a commercial transaction. Submit your business details, pass some basic onboarding checks and sell away. Identity security was an afterthought, a product category rather than a partnership requirement. Those days are gone.

Password managers are among the most helpful security tools available, offering strong password generation and encrypted credential storage. However, attackers are beginning to target password managers by exploiting the device registration flow, which is the process used to verify and approve a new device before it can access a user’s vault. By brute-forcing the One-Time Passwords (OTPs) that protect this step, attackers can register unauthorized devices and download copies of encrypted vaults.

Information Technology (IT) security is the practice of protecting an organization’s systems, data and networks from unauthorized access and cyber threats. It encompasses a wide range of processes, policies and technologies designed to secure everything from employee devices to cloud infrastructure.

The NIS2 Directive is the European Union’s updated cybersecurity framework, designed to improve cyber resilience across critical sectors. Building on its predecessor, the Network and Information Systems (NIS) Directive, NIS2 significantly expands its scope to include industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy, transport and managed services. NIS2 also introduces stricter cybersecurity requirements, direct accountability for senior management and defined incident reporting timelines.

The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a Department of Defense (DoD) framework made to ensure organizations handling federal information maintain adequate cybersecurity controls. While CMMC is often associated with government agencies and defense contractors, research universities involved in DoD-funded projects may also need to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) like research data and technical specifications.

Database access is one of the largest blind spots in enterprise security. Credentials are often shared, insecurely stored or transmitted without monitoring. KeeperDB is a modern, multi-protocol database client that addresses these gaps by supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and other major protocols from a unified interface.

Employees are adopting AI tools, agents and automations faster than organizations can govern them. The real danger emerges when these tools connect directly to internal systems and sensitive data in the name of enhancing productivity. Among employees who use AI at work, a significant share do so without formal approval from IT or security teams, which is commonly called shadow AI.

Cyber warfare is no longer limited to geopolitics. What was once primarily a concern for government agencies and defense contractors is now a reality for enterprises across every industry.

A Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) in cybersecurity is a third-party organization that remotely manages and secures a client’s IT systems, networks and data. MSSPs provide cybersecurity services, including threat monitoring, incident response and compliance support. By outsourcing these functions, organizations can improve their security posture and reduce the burden on internal teams without requiring a large in-house security operations team.

Keeper Security has been named Cyber Security Solution of the Year at the 2026 National Technology Awards, recognising the company’s continued innovation in enterprise cybersecurity and identity protection. Hosted by National Technology News, the National Technology Awards celebrate organisations and technology leaders driving excellence, innovation and transformation across the UK technology sector.