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Research and perspective from the teams doing the work.

Case studies, whitepapers, and industry perspectives — written by consultants and researchers, not marketing.

Whitepaper
Research

The State of Machine Identity, 2026

Why non-human identities now outnumber employees 20 to 1.

Case Study
Financial services

Rebuilding IAM Under Regulatory Deadline

How a regional bank passed audit in nine weeks.

Infographic
Visual

Anatomy of an AiTM Phishing Attack

A step-by-step breakdown for security awareness training.

Survey
Annual

CISO Priorities Survey 2026

420 security leaders on budget, headcount, and board reporting.

Report
Benchmark

Cloud Misconfiguration Benchmark

Common findings across 1,200 cloud posture assessments.

Report
Trend

Ransomware Recovery Cost Index

Sector-by-sector recovery time and cost data.

Banking
Industry

Open Banking's Identity Problem

API-first banking needs API-first identity controls.

Telecom
Industry

5G Core Network Security

Securing network-function virtualization at scale.

Healthcare
Industry

Medical Device Security Gaps

Where legacy devices meet modern network segmentation.

Video
Explainer

Zero Trust, Explained in 5 Minutes

The concept, without the vendor pitch.

Podcast
Episode 42

Inside a Live Incident Response

A consultant walks through a real breach, anonymized.

Webinar
Live Q&A

Ask a CISO: Board Reporting

Recorded expert panel with audience questions.

Free tool
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Password Strength Checker

Client-side only — nothing you type ever leaves your browser.

Free tool
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Breach Exposure Scan

Check whether a domain appears in known breach datasets.

Free tool
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SBOM Risk Snapshot

A lightweight, unauthenticated preview of Vexify's reachability scoring.