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Announcing Apono Assistant in Slack: AI-powered access requests where engineers work

Feb 26, 2026 By Gabriel Avner In Apono
Today, we’re excited to announce that Apono Assistant is now available in Slack. Apono Assistant is Apono’s AI-powered access assistant, built to help engineers request the right Just-in-Time access using natural language — especially in the moments where access forms fall short and users aren’t sure what to request. Now, that same AI experience is available directly in Slack, so engineers can get the access they need without leaving the tools they already rely on every day.
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New Apono Report Reveals 98% of Cybersecurity Leaders Are Slowing Agentic AI Adoption Due to Insufficient Security Controls

Feb 25, 2026 By Gabriel Avner In Apono
Report finds growing tension between AI acceleration goals and security readiness as autonomous systems move toward production NEW YORK — February 2026 — Apono, the cloud-native Privilege Access Management platform securing human and agent identities, today released The 2026 State of Agentic AI Cyber Risk Report, a global study examining how enterprises are approaching agentic AI adoption amid rising security concerns.
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How incident.io and Apono Enable Just-in-Time Access for Incident Response

Feb 24, 2026 By Ben Avner In Apono
Picture this: it’s 2am, your pager goes off, and you’re staring at a production database that’s on fire. You know exactly what’s wrong. You know exactly how to fix it. But you can’t touch anything because you’re waiting on someone to approve your access request. Meanwhile, your customers are down, your SLAs are bleeding out, and you’re refreshing Slack, and every minute you spend waiting is another minute of damage you could’ve prevented.
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Are there any real alternatives to Akeyless in 2026?

Are there any real alternatives to Akeyless in 2026?

Feb 23, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Akeyless has earned its place as one of the strongest cloud-native secrets management platforms available. Their Distributed Fragments Cryptography technology, FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification, and native DevOps integrations make them a popular choice for teams migrating away from self-hosted HashiCorp Vault. But Akeyless is not the right fit for every use case. Akeyless alternatives like SplitSecure split secrets across devices instead of cloud servers which reduces vendor dependency, third party risk and custody concerns.
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11 Third-Party Vendor Privileged Access Best Practices

Feb 20, 2026 By Minal Purwar In miniOrange
Third-party vendors are an essential part of modern enterprise operations, providing critical services such as infrastructure maintenance, application support, system integrations, and managed IT services. To perform these tasks, vendors often require remote access to internal systems, frequently with elevated privileges. While this access enables operational efficiency, it also introduces significant security risks if not managed properly.
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6 Data Governance Principles You Need to Know

Feb 19, 2026 By The Apono Team In Apono
At some point, something bad always happens. Incidents like NHI sprawl and data ownership are always preventable. A supply chain attack finds its way either through upstream infiltration or downstream delivery. However, despite being aware of this, the problem persists. 54% of large organizations see supply chain challenges as a barrier to cyber resilience. There is complexity and interdependency among different systems, software, and teams that require access to one another.
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Selling to Regulated Customers: 5 Requirements You Need to Know and Prove

Feb 19, 2026 By Gabriel Avner In Apono
So you’ve got a groundbreaking product that has outstanding market fit. Your prospects love it and are raring to buy. Amazing. But before they can hit approve on the order, they need to make sure you’re SOC 2 or ISO 27001 compliant because their compliance officer won’t let them work with any vendor that hasn’t passed their audit. This is the joy of selling to regulated customers — which today, let’s be honest, is almost everyone.
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Common Security Gaps Solved by Managed IT Services

Common Security Gaps Solved by Managed IT Services

Feb 19, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
In today's digital world, security threats can affect every part of your business. Many companies install cybersecurity tools but still leave openings hackers can exploit. Even with strong software, human mistakes, outdated systems, and overlooked processes create vulnerabilities. Recognizing these common security gaps and understanding how managed services can address them is essential for keeping data safe, clients confident, and daily operations running without interruptions.
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Privileged Access as a Growth Strategy in a Perimeterless World

Feb 17, 2026 By Mark Howland In Keeper
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern; it is now a strategic priority in the boardroom. As enterprises operate without a fixed perimeter, depend on cloud providers for infrastructure and build partnerships across digital ecosystems, controlling access to critical systems and data has become essential to doing business. Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a key role in securing this new environment.
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