SSO/MFA

Treat IAM as an Operating Model, Not a Tool Rollout

The Breached WiFi AI Ports… What? – PSW #939

August 13, 2026

In the security news this week: • North Carolina ports and contingency plans • Back to paper and pencils • Midnight Blizzard compromises hotel Wi-Fi • DNS strikes again • Captive portals, stolen credentials, and nation-state scale • Phishing-resistant MFA • Goodbye SMS and voice authentication • Cornflake RAT and Chaco Shell • The NPM worm • Hundre...

Active Directory

Identity Governance Framework Optimization: Diagnosing Decay and Rebuilding

SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Christopher AshbyJuly 30, 2026

Certification rubber-stamping is the most common form of governance decay.

Active Directory

How to Evaluate AI Claims in Identity Platforms

SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Christopher AshbyJuly 30, 2026

The AI Capability Verification Matrix will help test claims critical to the purchase decision

Identity

University of Pennsylvania breach highlights SSO security risks

SC StaffJuly 29, 2026

As detailed in Bleeping Computer, the University of Pennsylvania experienced a significant data breach in 2025 due to a compromised single sign-on (SSO) account, underscoring the concentrated risks associated with this convenient authentication method.

single sign on (SSO) to login other webpage with one username and password vector

Active Directory

Federation and Single Sign-On: How SSO Works and When It Breaks

SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Muthukumar DevadossJuly 24, 2026

SSO failure modes create cascading authentication outages across connected services

Close-up of stethoscope on a circuit board with blue lights, symbolizing the intersection of technology and healthcare for diagnostic solutions.

Active Directory

Why Role-Based Access Breaks at Hospital Scale — and What Replaces It

SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Peter OrlowskiJuly 24, 2026

Attribute- and policy-based controls are makes minimum-necessary tractable without strangling care

Hybrid cloud integration architecture within data centers. Seamless interoperability on-premises cloud infrastructure. Modern tech, digital transformation, AI, data management solutions for secure

Active Directory

The Cloud Shared Responsibility Model — Operationalized

SC Media Editorial Intelligence, reviewed by Saurabh SrivastavaJuly 24, 2026

Understanding which party can take which API actions — and which party is accountable for the resulting configuration state — determines where security controls must be implemented

SSO/MFA

How to Build an IAM Program: Strategy, Phasing, and What Goes Wrong

The Breached WiFi AI Ports… What? – PSW #939

Identity Governance Framework Optimization: Diagnosing Decay and Rebuilding

How to Evaluate AI Claims in Identity Platforms

University of Pennsylvania breach highlights SSO security risks

Federation and Single Sign-On: How SSO Works and When It Breaks

Why Role-Based Access Breaks at Hospital Scale — and What Replaces It

The Cloud Shared Responsibility Model — Operationalized

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