Beyond Identity, the leading provider of passwordless, phishing-resistant MFA, has officially announced the launch of its new Secure Access Platform, which happens to be a secured-by-design solution engineered to protect organizations from the sophisticated and evolving landscape of credential and access-based attacks. Arriving not long after we saw companies like Okta and Microsoft suffering high-profile breaches, the stated platform brings forth a standalone alternative to legacy SSO/IAMs or an integrated platform built to harden the security posture of existing SSO/IAMs. Against these other inter-dependant options, it combines passwordless, phish-resistant MFA with innovative SSO and risk detection capabilities so to ensure thorough management and mitigation of access risks, all done using a technology that can literally make security guarantees. Talk about the whole value proposition on a slightly deeper level, we begin from the Secure Single Sign-On (SSO) facility. Specifically optimized for zero-trust architectures, the stated facility delivers at your disposal a secure by design, simple to administer, and easy-to-use passwordless user experience. Next up, we have the prospect of Continuous Authentication, a prospect which involves validating user and device security compliance before authentication. Not just that, this feature also lets you account for risk over time so to set a new standard in access security.
We briefly touched on the presence of passwordless, phish-resistant MFA, but what we still haven’t acknowledged is how it can altogether eliminate phishing as a threat to organizations even if users and admins happen to click on malicious links. Then, there is Device Posture Assurance, which supplies visibility and control over security compliance across all devices, including unmanaged devices, providing comprehensive defenses against external threats. Another piece of highlight in play is rooted in the platform’s Robust Integration Ecosystem, where you can seamlessly extract more out of your security stack investments by using all risk signals to make risk-based access decisions. Complimenting the same would be the solution’s knowhow in regards to installing more cutting-edge detection and response capabilities to the wider prevention mechanism.
“We have seen the vulnerability of legacy access management platforms in a series of terrible incidents concerning Okta, and with the recent CISA CSRB report stating major concerns with Microsoft’s identity management system, as it played a critical role in China’s attack on Microsoft cloud email services,” said Jasson Casey, CEO of Beyond Identity. “This challenging security environment demands a comprehensive disruption of workforce access management and highlights the necessity for organizations to implement identity and access management tools that are inherently secure.”
Founded in 2020, Beyond Identity has today reached a point where it is a trusted partner for various heavyweights, including Snowflake, Unqork, and Cornell University, and many others.