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RSAC 2025 delivered an unforgettable week of cybersecurity insights and innovations. As the industry gathered to tackle the latest threats, one challenge loomed: the security risks posed by unfederated identities, unmanaged devices, applications, and AI-powered tools accessing company data without proper governance controls.

We’re making it easier for IT and security admins to deploy 1Password Enterprise Password Manager at scale with three powerful new features that improve visibility, reduce onboarding confusion, and lay the groundwork for a more unified experience across our platform. Whether rolling out to your first 50 users or your next 5,000, these updates help you move faster, support your employees, and strengthen access security across your organization.

Omdia, a global analyst and advisory leader, recently released a report called “How Extended Access Management (XAM) closes the gaps in security.” The report outlines the challenges of managing access for the modern workforce and suggests strategies for addressing those challenges. Omdia defines the challenge areas of access management as: In 2024, 1Password launched Extended Access Management (XAM), a new security category designed to close the Access-Trust Gap.

Each year on World Password Day, most password managers will remind you that sticky notes are no place for storing passwords, to avoid using “password123,” or to stop repeating passwords across multiple accounts. That is all sound advice, but we’re in 2025. Passwords are still everywhere, but our relationship with them has evolved — or rather, devolved.

Passwords remain the most widely used and weakest authentication method in the enterprise. They’re still responsible for the majority of breaches, and IT teams spend an outsized amount of time simply managing them. It’s no wonder that security leaders are shifting toward passwordless authentication, a more secure and phishing-resistant approach that replaces traditional credentials with biometrics, passkeys, and FIDO2-compliant sign-ins.

SaaS sprawl – the proliferation of applications within an organization, including unsanctioned shadow IT – has created an urgent need for IT and security leaders: keeping sensitive data secure while enabling employees to use the apps they need. That’s why we feel that Trelica by 1Password’s inclusion in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SaaS Management Platforms marks more than just a milestone. It signals the growing need for unified SaaS governance and security.

Admin and developer secrets – such as SSH keys, API keys, and database passwords – are the essential credentials that let developers access the systems they need to do their jobs. If these secrets are compromised, they can grant particularly dangerous levels of unauthorized access, giving bad actors access to an organization’s most sensitive data and mission-critical systems.

In the modern, hybrid workplace, employees have more control than ever over the devices they use for their jobs. In fact, 56% of employees say that they have worked on a personal “bring-your-own” device (BYOD) in the last year. This is despite the fact that 89% of security pros say that their company doesn’t allow BYOD. Clearly, there’s a disconnect between security policies and worker behaviors.

AI agents are evolving fast — from helpful assistants to autonomous actors that can browse the web, analyze data, resolve customer service issues, assist in generating code, book travel, and more. As these agents take on more responsibilities, it’s crucial that the security model around them keeps up.

It’s been a year since we announced 1Password Extended Access Management, and in that time, it’s become clearer than ever that we are facing a major shift in how workers use technology to drive productivity. Whether it’s through organizations embracing the use of AI agents or tech-savvy employees independently seeking out any tool or application they need, the way we work has fundamentally evolved. And cybersecurity must evolve with it.