Karen “Pepper” Hoffman

Karen “Pepper” Hoffman

Karen “Pepper” Hoffman has been writing and analyzing IT security, financial technology and general business and technology issues for more than three decades. She lives in Olympia, Wash.

Identity

A New Identity: Agentic AI boom risks busting IAM norms

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanJune 13, 2025

Without new frameworks, agentic AI threatens to overwhelm identity systems with complexity and risk.

Identity

Securing AI agent identities crucial to enterprises, says research firm

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanJune 5, 2025

Agentic identity and security platforms (AISP) are quickly becoming the standard for security, says Aragon Research.

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Identity

Lumos touts ‘Albus’ as first AI agent for autonomous identity governance

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanJune 4, 2025

New AI multi-agent system to assist organizations in scaling up identity governance and administration.

Identity

A New Identity: Why SaaS may be the identity risk no one’s talking about

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanJune 2, 2025

A New Identity is SC Media’s ongoing column series exploring the future of digital identity: where policy, product, and practicality collide.

Identity

Enterprise security risk increases as transition to IAM platforms lag

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanMay 28, 2025

Fewer than 4% of enterprise security teams have fully automated their core identity workflows, according to Cerby.

Identity

Cisco launches new identity access management products, services

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanMay 28, 2025

Duo Identity and Access Management (IAM) claims to work in conjunction with existing capabilities.

Identity

A New Identity: Why identity is the new perimeter, firewall, attack surface…

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanMay 19, 2025

Karen "Pepper" Hoffman explores in her new column "Is identity truly the new perimeter, firewall or attack surface?"

Identity

Identity and Access Management to steal the spotlight at RSAC 2025

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanApril 25, 2025

Emerging identity and access management tools and approaches will be a hot topic this year.

AI/ML

With an eye to AI, cybersecurity sector investment rebounds

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanJune 12, 2024

Artificial technology drives cybersecurity investments after sharp decline in sector in 2023.

Content

Automated security services essential for cloud security

Karen "Pepper" HoffmanJuly 23, 2019