{"id":16745,"date":"2026-09-22T17:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newestek.com\/?p=16745"},"modified":"2026-09-22T17:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T17:51:00","slug":"identity-management-and-information-security-news-for-the-week-of-august-28th-fideo-intelligence-above-security-forcepoint-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newestek.com\/?p=16745","title":{"rendered":"Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of August 28th: Fideo Intelligence, Above Security, Forcepoint, 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 August 28th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Fideo Intelligence, Above Security, Forcepoint, <\/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 August 28th.<\/p>\n

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Identity Management and Information Security News for the Week of August 28th<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Above Security Details the Synthetic Insider Threat Matrix<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Above Security, an AI-native managed insider threat platform, has launched the Synthetic Insider Threat Matrix (SITM), an extension of its Insider Threat Matrix (ITM), which focuses on the agentic workforce. Above Security has served as the ITM\u2019s inaugural sponsor since early 2026, and the SITM is the next chapter of that partnership. It\u2019s built by researchers at Above Theory alongside Forscie\u2019s team, and will extend the ITM\u2019s model to cover a new class of insider: the synthetic one.<\/p>\n

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ExtraHop Launches a 400 Gbps Sensor for Its RevealX Solution<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

ExtraHop, a real-time network intelligence and modern network detection and response (NDR) provider, has debuted its 400 Gbps sensor. The sensor is designed to ingest and analyze traffic at line rate, anchoring a flexible detection framework for advanced threat detection that delivers an open, extensible real-time context substrate to power the agentic SOC. Chris Konrad, VP of Global Cyber and World Wide Technology (WWT) at ExtraHop, says, \u201cAI-powered attacks move at record speed, and the AI-powered systems need to be able to tell the difference between a quiet network and a network they are only partially seeing.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fideo Intelligence Releases an Investigative Intelligence Platform for Financial Crime Teams<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Fideo Intelligence, a real-time identity intelligence company, has introduced Fideo Lens, an investigative intelligence platform built to help fraud and financial crime teams discover hidden relationships among their identities, accounts, devices, and behaviors. The capability starts with a single identity signal, empowering investigators to visualize and connect data associated with that identity, and then transform fragmented identity data into interactive investigative intelligence within minutes. This can help analysts reduce the time they spend manually searching across multiple systems.<\/p>\n

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Forcepoint Appoints a Chief Marketing Officer<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Forcepoint, a global AI data security company, has announced that Vincent Merlin is its new Chief Marketing Officer.\u00a0Merlin will be responsible for leading the company\u2019s global marketing across brand, demand generation, product marketing, and analyst relations, helping the brand enable enterprises to remain in control of their AI while putting their best intelligence to work. Before this role, Merlin spent his career in various leadership positions at companies such as Proofpoint, AVEVA, Dell EMC, and RSA.<\/p>\n

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Globalgig Expands Its MSSP Portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Globalgig, a provider of managed security and network services for global enterprises, has strengthened its managed security services provider (MSSP) portfolio to deliver comprehensive coverage across the network edge, endpoints, identities, and AI systems through a single managed model. The company\u2019s complete security stack now encompasses edge, endpoint, identity, and AI security, with capabilities for SASE, runtime protection, XDR, PAM, AI governance, IoT protection, zero trust, and 24\/7 monitoring, detection, and response.<\/p>\n

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

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What to Expect at Solutions Review\u2019s Spotlight with Red Hat on September 22nd<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n

Join Red Hat experts and customer leaders for a virtual learning experience exploring how organizations are modernizing applications, securing software supply chains, and preparing their platforms for AI with Red Hat OpenShift. Viewers will learn to modernize applications while reducing infrastructure complexity; balance speed, security, and regulatory requirements across hybrid cloud environments; build trusted software supply chains and improve developer productivity; prepare your platform for AI workloads and intelligent automation; and more.<\/p>\n

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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 August 28th. This round-up covers announcements and updates from Fideo Intelligence, Above Security, Forcepoint, and more. Keeping tabs on all the most relevant\u00a0Identity Management\u00a0and\u00a0Information Security news can be time-consuming. As a result, our editorial team aims to summarize some of the top… <\/p>\n

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