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Okta names Dan Mountstephen to lead APJ identity push

Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
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Okta appoints Dan Mountstephen to steer Asia Pacific and Japan growth, sharpening its identity-led cyber and AI security strategy.
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Thycotic named Gartner Peer Insights customers' choice for Privileged Access Management

Thu, 13th Jan 2022
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ThycoticCentrify has been named a Customers Choice in the December 2021 Gartner Peer Insights report for privileged access management.
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Thycotic and Centrify complete merger, target PAM market

Fri, 16th Apr 2021
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Thycotic and Centrify merge to create ThycoticCentrify, a cloud identity security vendor targeting the privileged access management market.
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40% of businesses sacked staff due to breach of security during COVID-19

Thu, 20th Aug 2020
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Nearly 40% of UK businesses have fired employees for breaching cyber security policies during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Centrify.
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'Immature' firms struggling to manage credential compromise

Thu, 28th Feb 2019
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Many firms overlook securing privileged credentials, despite 74% of breaches involving compromised access, revealing a worrying immaturity in PAM practices.
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Mega users affected by credential stuffing attack; 15,000 affected

Thu, 19th Jul 2018
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Data breach at Mega exposes 15,000 users' login details due to reused passwords and credential stuffing attacks.
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Companies caught between crooks and compliance - Centrify

Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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Australian and New Zealand businesses struggle to balance cybersecurity and government regulation, warns Centrify.
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Centrify and Vectra Corp bring identity platform to ANZ

Mon, 14th May 2018
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Centrify senior director APAC sales says that Vectra had the experience and expertise to open new doors for the Centrify security platform in ANZ.
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BREAKING: Uber tried to sweep data breach of 57m people under the rug

Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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In October last year hackers stole the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers from Uber and it has only just emerged now.
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Experts share their opinions on Uber breach - some supportive, some scathing

Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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A number of experts have come forward to share their opinions on the huge Uber breach affecting 57m people that was kept under wraps for a year.
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Seven ways identity and access management can take the edge off data risk

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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Data breach reporting regulations are becoming more common, and organisations need to improve their identity and access management, says Centrify.
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Cloudera boosts big data capabilities for cybersecurity

Mon, 30th Oct 2017
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Cloudera, Centrify, StreamSets and Arcadia Data to work on speeding up deployment on Cloudera's cybersecurity hub.
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HBO breach: Centrify says 'winter is coming' for passwords

Thu, 10th Aug 2017
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HBO's soft underbelly was laid bare to the world after hackers stole 1.5 TB of data from its systems - Centrify says passwords' days are limited.
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Cybersecurity firm Centrify hits 'major sales milestone'

Wed, 9th Aug 2017
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Cybersecurity firm Centrify has hit what it calls a 'major milestone' across the 2016-2017 financial year by achieving US$100 million in sales.
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Centrify warns hospitality industry is weak against data breaches

Sat, 15th Jul 2017
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The alert from Centrify come as the Sabre Corp data breach continues to claim victims around the world, with Trump Hotels the latest announced.
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Centrify targets local admin access on Macs through latest identity management update

Mon, 19th Jun 2017
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Macs in the enterprise are prone to careless administrative account maintenance and passwords are being shared further than they should be.
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81% of passwords are hacked: Time to step up the authentication game

Tue, 6th Jun 2017
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Alarm as data breaches soar; 81% due to weak passwords, sparking calls for tighter security measures and multi-factor authentication.
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Centrify expands mobile security offerings across ANZ

Mon, 6th Mar 2017
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Centrify has expanded its ANZ suite of mobile security offerings, and the company says both Windows and Apple-based devices can now get in on the fun.
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Centrify harnesses machine learning for user access protection

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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Centrify has today launched its new analytics service to the ANZ region, which provides another solution to stop breaches in real time.
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Last-minute online Xmas shopping poses security risks

Tue, 29th Nov 2016
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Consumers risking their security by accepting discounts for passwords, warns Centrify survey. Card not present fraud jumped 21% last year.