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NCC Group, a people-powered, tech-enabled global cyber resilience business, has partnered with Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralised authorisation, to deliver its cloud-native identity security solutions. The partnership leverages Delinea’s privileged access management (PAM) capabilities to help organisations defend their critical systems against cyber-attacks and insider threats. As organisations continue to adopt AI and evolve PAM services to satisfy compliance requirements, strong and robust identity security controls are essential to protect critical accounts and mitigate risks from credential theft, privilege escalation, covering both insider and external threats. The Delinea Platform enables organisations to discover all identities, assign appropriate access levels, and respond to threats in real-time, forming a key pillar of Zero Trust Architecture. Modern hybrid environments NCC Group’s partnership with Delinea delivers a high quality PAM service, forming a critical component of NCC Group’s Unified Digital Identity Framework: Leading capabilities: A comprehensive PAM platform designed for modern hybrid environments, featuring secure credential vaulting, privileged session management, and just-in-time access controls aimed at minimising risk and enforcing Zero Standing Privilege. Rapid, scalable deployment: cloud-native architecture and intuitive interface, enabling fast implementation and seamless integration, and reducing the time before value for NCC Group clients. Optimised Total Cost of Ownership: automation and flexible licensing models can help to lower operational overheads whilst maintaining enterprise-grade security. Accessible for all: enterprise-class PAM delivered as a cost-effective entry point, making advanced identity security attainable for organisations of every size. Access management strategy PAM enforces guardrails by managing credentials centrally, controlling access and governing privileged interactions, and helping organisations to defend against one of the most common attack vectors - credential theft followed by privilege escalation to critical systems. NCC Group operates on the frontline of cyber defence, providing customers with deep insight into attack paths and adversary tactics. PAM is a foundational pillar of NCC Group’s Unified Digital Identity Framework and should form part of any robust identity and access management strategy. Enhancing user experience By combining Delinea’s advanced PAM technology with NCC Group’s people powered expertise, we deliver a high quality managed service for securing critical systems. NCC Group’s unified framework enables organisations to run PAM effectively, mitigating risks, supporting compliance, and enhancing user experience, all while supporting Zero Trust Architecture design principles and operational resilience. Derek Gordon, Digital Identity Practice Lead, commented: “We’re on the frontline of cyber defence, providing deep insight into attack paths and adversary strategies. Our unified digital identity framework offers fully managed and integrated Cyber services, including PAM, that aim to mitigate risk, support compliance, and enhance user experience.” Continuous identity discovery “Securing identity doesn’t stop at the point of entry. With Delinea’s software and NCC Group’s expertise, we’re delivering real-time PAM services, empowering our clients to implement Zero Trust and secure AI usage.” Chris Kelly, President at Delinea, added: “As AI-driven identity-based threats and attacks continue to evolve, businesses are seeking partners that can help them stay ahead, protect their critical assets, and realise the value of their cybersecurity investments more efficiently. By selecting Delinea as its strategic provider of PAM solutions, NCC Group is leading the way in helping our joint customers deploy quickly, augment staff, and offer managed service options to allow for continuous identity discovery, protection, and governance.”

Climb Channel Solutions UK, an international specialty technology distributor and wholly owned subsidiary of Climb Global Solutions, Inc, announces the expansion of its longstanding distribution partnership with Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralised authorisation. The agreement, which has seen significant and sustained success in North America, is now being extended to Europe with an initial focus on the UK, Ireland, and DACH regions. Identifying security solutions Delinea provides smart, reliable identity security solutions that empower enterprises to control, monitor, and protect privileged access for all human, machine, and agentic AI identities across complex hybrid and multicloud environments. The Delinea Platform extends beyond traditional Privileged Access Management (PAM) to deliver total visibility, intelligent authorisation, and simplified security that scales effortlessly as businesses grow. Powered by Delinea Iris AI, the platform anticipates identity risks and automates access decisions, helping organisations stay ahead of cyber adversaries in an era defined by AI-driven threats. Expansion leader To support the European expansion, Climb has appointed Amy Nairne-Clark as Cyber Security Vendor Manager.  With 20 years of IT distribution and cybersecurity experience, Amy will lead the regional go-to-market strategy and develop new opportunities for partners across the launch regions. Identity theft at peak with AI adoption As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, identity-centric attacks continue to rise. In Climb’s AI Readiness Survey, conducted among 600 enterprises across the UK, Ireland, and DACH, 56.2% of respondents said AI makes their organisation more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.  Threats such as prompt leakage, generative phishing, and adversarial misuse underscore the growing need for advanced identity security and modernised privileged access controls. Why Delinea? Delinea was recognised as a pioneer in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management, marking its seventh consecutive appearance. This reflects the company’s long standing innovation, trusted customer base, and its leadership across workload identity, secrets management, CIEM, UNIX/Linux privilege elevation (PEDM), and privileged credential management. Backed by 99.995% guaranteed uptime, Delinea is the only PAM vendor offering this level of assurance.Climb will also host partner launch events in London, Dublin, and Munich in Q1 2026, helping partners understand Delinea’s platform and offering practical guidance on strengthening trust, resilience, and real-time identity security as AI adoption continues to accelerate. Identity-driven threats “After years of proven success with Delinea in North America, expanding our partnership into Europe is the natural next step, and a strategically important one,” said Gerard Brophy, CRO, Climb. “Identity-driven threats are accelerating as organisations embrace AI. Our partners need modern, AI-augmented security technologies that give their customers confidence and resilience. Delinea’s platform does exactly that. We are committed to expanding our cybersecurity portfolio in Europe, and Delinea is a cornerstone of that investment.”Brophy added: “We see growing demand for identity security technologies that are intuitive, scalable, and built for real-time threat defence. Privileged access remains one of the most targeted attack vectors, and Delinea delivers the simplicity, intelligence, and reliability enterprises are looking for.” Identity security challenges “Our expanded partnership with Climb is designed to drive growth across key regions and help customers address escalating identity security challenges in the age of AI,” said Chris Kelly, President, Delinea. “Compromised credentials remain the biggest risk to organisations today. By partnering with Climb in Europe, we can help more customers reduce the blast radius of identity-based threats while staying ahead of increasingly sophisticated adversaries. With its extensive partner network, hands-on approach, and proven track record in scaling security technologies, Climb is an ideal distributor for Delinea as we continue our international expansion.”

Delinea, a pioneering provider of solutions for securing human and machine identities through centralised authorisation, announces it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire StrongDM, the universal access management company purpose-built for modern engineering, DevOps, and AI-driven environments. Delinea’s leadership in enterprise privileged access management (PAM), combined with StrongDM’s just-in-time (JIT) runtime authorisation capabilities and developer-first access model, will form a new class of identity security platform designed for continuous, always-on environments. Zero standing privilege As AI adoption accelerates and non-human identities (NHIs) continue to outnumber human users, enterprises must secure privileged access in real-time across increasingly diverse cloud-native, hybrid, and on-prem environments. StrongDM’s JIT runtime authorisation will extend the Delinea Platform powered by Iris AI to deliver a single, integrated policy, governance, and audit layer that enforces least privilege at the moment of action. This approach will support both ephemeral and credential-based access models while enabling a deliberate transition toward a zero standing privilege (ZSP) model that doesn’t require enterprises of any size to abandon existing PAM investments or infrastructure. Govern privileged access “By viewing your JIT / ZSP initiative as a journey, you can make measurable progress on reducing the attack surface created by standing privileges in your environment – while minimising impact on operations and maximising returns on existing investments in PAM technologies.” – Gartner®, Reduce Risk Through a Just-in-Time Approach to PAM, Paul Mezzera, Nayara Sangiorgio, Michael Kelley, Abhyuday Data, Felix Gaehtgens, April 2025. “As we move forward scaling agentic AI, choosing the right partner to secure AI agents from day one is critical,” said Stephen Davis, CISO at Hubbell Incorporated. “Bringing together Delinea and StrongDM will give us a unified way to monitor, authorise, and govern privileged access for IT teams, developers, and AI agents across on-prem and cloud environments – all in a single platform.” JIT runtime authorisation The combination of Delinea and StrongDM reflects the evolution of traditional session-based PAM into a scalable, modern identity security control plane that governs privileged access across all human and NHIs through JIT runtime authorisation. This approach enables continuous evaluation and response, which is particularly valuable for organisations delivering seamless access to cloud infrastructure, production databases, and automated CI/CD pipelines that developers demand while providing the compliance and control that security requires. Together, the combined platform will deliver: Frictionless, secure developer access to sensitive resources such as cloud infrastructure, databases, and containers, while enforcing least privilege in real time; Reduced exposure to credential theft, phishing, and software supply chain attacks by minimising persistent credentials; AI governance and real-time control over autonomous agents through unified visibility, auditability, and continuous policy enforcement for privileged actions taken by machine and agentic AI identities; and Stronger compliance and simplified operations via a single, centralised control plane for end-to-end privileged access policy, authorisation, and audit across on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments for all human and machine identities. AI-centric environments “Stolen or lost credentials remain the number one cause of breaches, which makes identity the core control layer for modern security,” said Art Gilliland, CEO at Delinea. “This acquisition will accelerate our evolution toward modern, ephemeral access models typical of cloud and AI-centric environments, empowering organisations to secure NHIs with the same rigor applied to human access. We’re giving organisations the freedom to move faster without compromising security or control.” Modernise identity security Tim Prendergast, CEO at StrongDM, adds: “Access models designed for static infrastructure and human users simply don’t work in continuous cloud and AI-driven environments. By joining Delinea, we will deliver runtime authorisation at enterprise scale, securing every privileged action through policy-based enforcement that stays invisible to developers and operators. This is identity security built for how modern enterprises actually run.” The combined platform will allow organisations to modernise identity security without forcing a rip-and-replace approach while enabling a progressive transition away from static privilege and credential-based access models. Together, Delinea and StrongDM will redefine identity security for enterprises where developers, machines, and AI agents all require privileged access without slowing the business down. Piper Sandler served as financial advisor to Delinea. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory review, and is expected to close in Q1 2026. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.