UberEther

UberEther We build and run the identity and access management services that protect many of our nation's most critical assets.

Now it's our mission to help enable and protect yours. Our focus is on your big data problems and your identity and access management solutions. Whether you're trying to aggregate your log files to determine assess risk in real time and drive the results back into your access management system or provisioning user accounts into cloud services in real time, UberEther's team will work with your organization to solve your most complex problems.

Entitlement drift is just stale context.Unlike permission creep, the access was correct when it was granted. It only bec...
05/27/2026

Entitlement drift is just stale context.

Unlike permission creep, the access was correct when it was granted. It only became wrong because context changed, but access didn't.

For example, an employee moves from analyst to manager to a new division. New access is provisioned, but old access is never revoked.

To a standard compliance tool, it looks authorized, but it's actually a risk.

The fix requires two things:
- A defined role model (what access should look like).
- Automated comparison to instantly surface the gaps.

Is your IGA program just rubber-stamping what exists, or do you actually know what's correct?

Build an identity program where drift has nowhere to hide: www.uberether.com

Today, we pause to honor and remember the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Th...
05/25/2026

Today, we pause to honor and remember the brave individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. Their legacy of dedication and protection is never forgotten.

From all of us at UberEther, wishing you a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.

SSO adoption is high. SCIM provisioning... not so much.SCIM is what tells your identity provider to automatically create...
05/22/2026

SSO adoption is high. SCIM provisioning... not so much.

SCIM is what tells your identity provider to automatically create and deprovision accounts across every connected app.

Most organizations have SCIM configured for their tier-1 apps and manual processes everywhere else. That "everywhere else" is where orphaned accounts accumulate.

SSO without SCIM is centralized authentication with manual processes. That's not lifecycle management, that's just half the job.

How many of your SaaS apps have automated SCIM coverage, and how are the rest being managed?

Identity debt is the accumulated risk from years of deferred governance: orphaned accounts, unexplainable service accoun...
05/21/2026

Identity debt is the accumulated risk from years of deferred governance: orphaned accounts, unexplainable service accounts, certifications rubber-stamped because the queue was too long to actually review.

It quietly sits in your environment, accumulating entitlements, waiting to be exploited.

Most identity teams know the debt exists. The problem is it never feels urgent enough to prioritize, until it is.

Does your organization have a deliberate identity debt reduction program, or is the backlog just quietly growing? 💬

See how UberEther can help your org reduce identity debt, before an attacker finds it first: www.uberether.com.

ADT, Instructure, and Cushman & Wakefield. Three organizations breached in ~30 days: all attributed to ShinyHunters with...
05/20/2026

ADT, Instructure, and Cushman & Wakefield. Three organizations breached in ~30 days: all attributed to ShinyHunters with Salesforce named as a compromised system.

It's not a coincidence. SaaS platforms like Salesforce are perfect targets: they hold sensitive records, integrate with SSO, and are accessible from anywhere with the right credentials.

Compromise the identity layer and the data follows.

The question for every organization running Salesforce: who has access, through what authentication path, and is any of it over-permissioned or ungoverned?

If you're unsure, see how we can help: www.uberether.com.

05/19/2026

A telltale sign of account sprawl: onboarding is chaos.

One of our customers expected new hires to take 6 weeks to become useful, until the process was fixed and cut down to 3 days, saving them millions.

Is your onboarding process optimized, or standing in the way of productivity?

On April 30, Canvas, one of the world's most widely used learning platforms, was attacked.ShinyHunters followed up claim...
05/18/2026

On April 30, Canvas, one of the world's most widely used learning platforms, was attacked.

ShinyHunters followed up claiming 3.65 TB of data across 275 million people and 9,000 institutions.

What stands out: the initial attack disrupted "tools relying on API keys," and remediation required reissuing application keys across the platform.

API keys are credentials. When they're not properly governed or rotated, they become exactly what this breach illustrates: an easy, scalable entry point.

Most organizations have governance processes for human user accounts. API key governance is a different conversation entirely, and one that happens far less often.

Does your organization have a clear inventory of active API keys, who issued them, and when they were last rotated? 💬

The DoD is retiring its decades-old paper access request form. Automated ICAM is taking over.What does this mean?Access ...
05/15/2026

The DoD is retiring its decades-old paper access request form. Automated ICAM is taking over.

What does this mean?

Access approvals go from weeks to hours. Audit trails are generated automatically. And when someone departs, access is revoked instantly.

By June 2026, all DoD ICAM providers need automated workflows ready. By September, every onboarded system has to use them.

The private sector should be paying attention, this is becoming the new baseline.

See how we're helping agencies and organizations modernize their ICAM at www.uberether.com.

05/14/2026

AI makes things easier, including cyberattacks.

Matt Topper breaks it down: if you've got a list of leaked emails and passwords, AI tools can instantly whip up an attack script for a total beginner to use.

This is the reality of the current threat landscape. The barrier to entry for credential-based attacks is basically gone. Which means the only thing standing between an attacker and your systems is whether your identity program is built to handle it.

How confident are you that leaked credentials couldn't be used against your systems right now? 🤔

If the answer is "not very", see how we can help: www.uberether.com.

05/13/2026

It starts with one salesperson and a credit card. Before you know it, five people are using a "cool new AI tool," and the help desk is inheriting a governance nightmare.

Matt Topper explains the vicious cycle of Shadow IT, and why reactive management is no longer an option.

Is your team’s latest "must-have" tool properly governed, or is it just another blind spot?

Let UberEther help you get your arms around centralized identity before the spiral starts: www.uberether.com.

AI agents are moving faster than most identity programs can track. That's a problem.NIST's AI Agent Standards Initiative...
05/12/2026

AI agents are moving faster than most identity programs can track. That's a problem.

NIST's AI Agent Standards Initiative is working to define how autonomous AI systems should authenticate, authorize, and operate within enterprise environments.
It's like an identity rulebook for agents, covering everything from how they prove who they are, to what they're allowed to do, to how access gets revoked.

The direction is clear: AI agents need to be treated like any other privileged user.

And by the way, NIST voluntary frameworks have a way of setting the direction before formal requirements catch up, so it's worth getting ahead on this one.

See how we're helping organizations extend identity governance to AI agents, before it's urgent: www.uberether.com.

Address

23465 Rock Haven Way, Ste 150
Sterling, VA
20166

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when UberEther posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Shortcuts

Share

Category