Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The European Union (EU) is redefining its digital landscape with sovereignty, security and trust at the core. In the 2025 EU State of the Union, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined a bold vision: sovereignty, resilience, data protection and digital identity. These priorities reflect a reality where security, privacy and accountability are not only regulatory demands but also competitive advantages.

Unsanctioned AI tools. Patchy access controls. Unmanaged apps and devices. And of course, compromised credentials. These are the issues revealed in the 1Password Annual Report 2025: The Access-Trust Gap. The report is based on a survey of over 5,000 knowledge workers, IT and security professionals, and CISOs, and it captures a moment of profound technological and cultural transition.

Agentic AI is a fundamentally new paradigm. AI agents can interact with various tools and act dynamically and probabilistically as they encounter new inputs. That means they end up falling somewhere between an application and a user in terms of how they operate. Indeed, the interaction with other applications is what gives agentic AI its power; however, this also has implications for identity security and access management.

Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) plays an important role in determining who should have access to sensitive data and when that access should be granted. While IGA sets the ground rules for privileged access, Privileged Access Management (PAM) focuses on how that access is granted, used and audited. Integrating these two systems is crucial for organizations to achieve enterprise-wide zero-trust security and least-privilege access enforcement.

The new.env destination in 1Password environments makes it easy for developers to use and collaborate on.env files securely, right from the desktop app. 1Password environments provide a secure workspace to store, organize, and manage project secrets – the same credentials you would normally handle as environment variables. Each environment acts as a dedicated space for a project or app, helping teams manage and maintain consistent credentials.

Organizations that support remote work and third-party access face increased security risks to critical systems. While Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have been the traditional answer for securing remote access, they cannot keep up with modern security and compliance needs, which can be better managed through a Remote Privileged Access Management (RPAM) solution.