{"id":16238,"date":"2026-05-18T02:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newestek.com\/?p=16238"},"modified":"2026-05-18T02:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T02:26:07","slug":"identity-management-and-information-security-news-for-the-week-of-may-8th-omada-lastpass-ping-identity-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newestek.com\/?p=16238","title":{"rendered":"Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of May 8th: Omada, LastPass, Ping Identity, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The editors at Solutions Review have curated this list of the most noteworthy Identity Management and Information Security news from the week of May 8th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Omada, LastPass, Ping Identity, <\/strong><\/em>and more.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant\u00a0Identity Management<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Information Security<\/a><\/strong> news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize some of the top headlines in the space by curating a collection of the latest vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy news. With that in mind, here is some of the top identity management and information security news from the week of May 8th.<\/p>\n

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Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of May 8th<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Cayosoft Introduces New Microsoft Migration Services<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Cayosoft, a company focused on helping organizations securely manage and continuously monitor for threats or suspect changes across Microsoft platforms, has introduced new Microsoft Migration Services. Delivered in partnership with\u00a0XMS Solutions, a long-time provider of migration and cybersecurity services, the service offering combines expert migration delivery with Cayosoft\u2019s management, monitoring, and recovery platform. This will help organizations modernize their identity infrastructure without leaving security and compliance to chance. Specifically, the offering centers on pre-migration assessments, phased execution, data integrity checks across Microsoft 365 workloads, and post-migration monitoring and recovery.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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C1 Launches a Headless Identity Infrastructure<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

C1, an identity platform for the agentic enterprise, has launched a headless identity infrastructure that frames identity as an API-driven layer software agents can use directly. With the C1 Headless Identity Infrastructure, the company is offering a single programmable substrate that unifies identity governance, vaulting, credentials, always-on controls, defensible audits, real-time authorization, and agent identity into a single graph, policy engine, and audit trail. The C1 Headless Identity Infrastructure is available today.<\/p>\n

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Daon Reveals a Workforce Identity Fraud Prevention Solution<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Daon, a digital identity trust Company, has launched the Workforce Identity Fraud Prevention solution to help organizations establish stronger trust across the workforce lifecycle. The offering will extend Daon\u2019s Identity Continuity approach into the employee lifecycle, linking initial identity proofing with later access events, reverification, and credential revocation. Companies can use the platform across multiple workforce use cases and integrate it into modern IAM environments using standards-based APIs and OpenID Connect (OIDC) protocols.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Juniper Research Shares Findings From a Recent Report<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Juniper Research, a global tech strategy firm, has shared findings from the Digital Identity Verification Market 2026-2030\u00a0<\/em>report, which shows that global spending on digital identity verification is set to surpass $29 billion by 2030, rising 55 percent from just under $19 billion in 2026. Shane O\u2019Sullivan, an author of the report, says the findings indicate that industry leaders \u201care no longer winning on a single check type; they are winning on orchestration and continuous risk intelligence. Vendors that cannot unify data, biometrics, and agentic AI defenses into one decisioning layer will be displaced over the next five years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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KnowBe4 Partners with Secure Code Warrior to Provide Secure Coding Training<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

KnowBe4, a global digital workforce security provider, has announced a strategic partnership with Secure Code Warrior, an AI-powered software governance and secure coding training platform. Together, the companies will provide businesses with interactive, secure coding training across nine comprehensive learning series. Those series will cover essential topics such as coding with AI, application security, data protection, threat modeling, the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Model Applications, and the OWASP Top 4 (Broken Access Control, Security Misconfiguration, Software Supply Chain Failures, and Cryptographic Failures).<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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LastPass Debuts the Mobile Smart Scanner Feature<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

LastPass, a secure access solution provider, has launched Mobile Smart Scanner, a phone-based feature that imports typed or handwritten credentials into a secure vault. The scanner uses on-device OCR to extract usernames, passwords, and related details without storing images or sending them to its servers. It\u2019s aimed at reducing the friction of moving credentials from paper to a managed system, especially for users who have long deferred password cleanup. LastPass\u2019s Mobile Smart Scanner is available in early access for Free, Premium, and Family plan customers.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Omada Releases a New Deployment Option for Regulated and Government Organizations<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Omada, a global AI-powered Identity Security and Governance (IGA) provider, has launched the Omada Identity Cloud Private solution, a new deployment option for regulated enterprises and government organizations seeking cloud-native identity governance within their own Azure tenant. The new offering is designed to preserve tenant ownership, data boundaries, and auditability while avoiding the limitations of shared cloud environments. It will also provide customers with three ways to consume Omada Identity Cloud: via multi-tenant SaaS, Omada Identity Cloud Private, or Omada Identity on-premises.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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One Identity Appoints a Chief Product and Marketing Officer<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

One Identity, a unified identity security company, has appointed Randy Menon as chief product and marketing officer. In this role, Menon will help shape the company\u2019s next phase of product direction and market positioning across identity security and governance. Menon most recently served as the Senior Vice President of Product at Tanium, and previously held<\/span> SVP and General Manager roles at TIBCO and Cloud Software Group.<\/span> Praerit Garg, CEO of One Identity, says, \u201cRandy will play a central role in aligning our product innovation and go-to-market strategy to help customers simplify and strengthen their identity security posture.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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OPAQUE Acquires Cryptographic AI Technology from TII<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

OPAQUE, a Confidential AI company, has acquired cryptographic AI technology developed by the Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of Abu Dhabi\u2019s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC). The acquisition will help OPAQUE extend its confidential AI platform with confidential AI model training powered by advanced cryptographic techniques, including multi-party computation, fully homomorphic encryption, and post-quantum cryptographic protections. This will also allow OPAQUE to extend its platform across training, fine-tuning, inference, and AI agent execution use cases.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Ping Identity and OLOID Announce a Partnership<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Ping Identity, a company focused on securing digital identities, has announced a partnership with OLOID, a provider of passwordless authentication and identity orchestration solutions. Together, the companies will deliver a passwordless, Verified Trust identity platform for the U.S. clinical healthcare workforce. The joint solution is built to modernize clinical workforce identity and access management by replacing access friction, lost badges, and account lockouts with verified onboarding, passwordless Tap-and-Login, and high-assurance account recovery.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Semperis Appoints a Chief Information Security Officer<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Semperis, an identity-driven cyber resilience and crisis response company, has appointed John Podboy as Chief Information Security Officer. With over 15 years of experience spanning cybersecurity, technology management, digital transformation, risk, and resilience, Podboy will help Semperis deepen its internal and product security posture as it continues to scale and innovate for customers. Sharon Vardi, Semperis Chief Operating Officer, says, \u201cWith John on board, we are further strengthening our commitment to help customers protect their hybrid identity environments and recover quickly when attacks happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Expert Insights Section<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Watch this space each week as our editors will share upcoming events, new thought leadership, and the best resources from\u00a0Insight Jam<\/i>, Solutions Review\u2019s enterprise tech community for business software pros<\/u><\/strong><\/a>. The goal? To help you gain a forward-thinking analysis and remain on-trend through expert advice, best practices, trends, predictions, and vendor-neutral software evaluation tools.<\/p>\n

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World Password Day Quotes from Industry Experts in 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

As part of this year\u2019s World Password Day, the Solutions Review editor called for the best and brightest minds in Identity and Access Management and the broader cybersecurity market to share best practices, predictions for the future of passwords, and personal anecdotes. The experts featured are among the top influencers, consultants, and solution providers with experience in these marketplaces.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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The IAM Stack Was Built for Humans. AI Agents Are Breaking It.<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

The proliferation of non-human identities in enterprise environments isn\u2019t a problem for the future. It\u2019s the current state of the field, and most of the IAM stack is underprepared for it. For example, the traditional identity and access management (IAM) stack was built around a simple premise: humans authenticate, systems authorize, and the policy enforces whatever the governance team drew on a whiteboard. That model might\u2019ve held up for roughly three decades, but agentic AI has broken it.<\/p>\n

Read on for more.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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For consideration in future news round-ups, send your announcements to wjepma@solutionsreview.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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