CyberArk is the only identity security company recognised as a leader in both the Gartner Magic Quadrant Reports for Access Management and Privileged Access Management, is well placed when it comes to providing the most comprehensive security offering for any identity - human or machine - across business applications, distributed workforces, hybrid cloud workloads and throughout the DevOps lifecycle.

Noting a number of the world's leading organisations trust it to help secure their most critical assets, CyberArk explains its Identity Security Platform enables protection of any identity - human or machine - across the widest range of devices and environments from a single, comprehensive platform.

It includes CyberArk Identity Security, which provides security-first access to thousands of business-critical applications and endpoints required by all users - employees, business partners, vendors and clients.

CyberArk also helps enterprises achieve "heightened protection and enhanced productivity by applying intelligent privilege controls to the point of authentication, high-risk user sessions and more, across the entire identity lifecycle."

With cybercriminals constantly evolving, so too does CyberArk continue to innovate to keep pace with customer needs. Examples include the recent unveiling of new adaptive multi-factor authentication (MFA) and password-less capabilities to provide additional defences against attacks that rely on MFA fatigue to gain unauthorised access to protected systems.

In addition, CyberArk's Identity Compliance "extends the concepts of Zero Trust and least privilege to help ensure user access continually meets regulatory demands."

So, to learn more, CyberArk ANZ Regional Director, Thomas Fikentscher, joined iTWireTV to tell us the latest on the state of identity cybersecurity and the recent Impact event in Sydney in an interview that is embedded immediately below, after which is a summary of the topics we spoke about, so please watch and read on!

Here's a summary of the topics we spoke about:

• I introduced Thomas, welcomed him and asked if he would please give us a refresher on the various cybersecurity products and services CyberArk offers globally today.
  
  
• Next came an update on CyberArk's recent Sydney leg of the Impact World Tour, its key themes and more, with the global conference taking place in Boston each year.
  
  
• Noting we've had a string of cyber incidents in Australia in recent times, Thomas also shared what he felt was important for businesses to know in what are the most cybercrime laden times the world has ever seen.
  
  
• Next, Thomas explained what mitigating risk means today, as one of the sessions at the Impact Sydney event focused on.
  
  
• We briefly discussed a new company, unrelated to CyberArk, called Cybermindz.org, which is the world's first mental wellness program for cybersecurity professionals, and where CyberArk stood on the issue.
  
  
• I asked Thomas to share how he sees CyberArk evolving over the next couple of years, and then in the 2030s when the metaverse and extended reality glasses should be commonplace.
  
  
• After this, Thomas shared some of his own history in the world of tech and what a "day in the life" looks like.
  
  
• Thomas then shared some of the best advice he has received in life to help him get where he is today, followed by his final message for iTWire viewers and readers, and to his current and future customers and partners.

CyberArk also hosts regular webinars and events, which you can register for live attendance and on-demand replays, here.

Complimentary copies of both Gartner reports mentioned above can be downloaded here.

So, please watch the video interview above with CyberArk's Regional Director ANZ, Thomas Fikentscher, to learn more!