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Global pioneer in automated IoT security and identity management, Device Authority announces the 2025 release of its award-winning KeyScaler and KeyScaler as a Service (KSaaS) platform, which enables a more streamlined experience to simplify and strengthen the lifecycle of organisations’ unmanaged devices as well as new AI-powered capabilities that underpin the entire platform. Attacks such as the recent Eleven11Bot botnet have again highlighted the potential vulnerabilities surrounding unmanaged IoT devices, with one-third of data breaches now involving an IoT device and over 50% of devices having critical vulnerabilities that can easily be exploited. Coupled with increasingly complex connected environments, the clarity of an organisation’s connected device estate and intelligent, automated control of device security is ever more vital. Device Authority’s KeyScaler 2025 This release also sees the inclusion of a new Edge Remote Access Controller  Device Authority’s KeyScaler 2025 has been developed to further build on the accessibility, insight and automation that the platform already provides to its customers. It comes with a significantly enhanced user-interface which not only simplifies the user journey for device onboarding and lifecycle management, but is also faster to operate, providing greater visibility and control of an organisation’s IoT identity estate. This release also sees the inclusion of a new Edge Remote Access Controller which enforces secure, policy-based remote access to IoT and OT devices at the edge. This is particularly significant for organisations adopting the Purdue model for manufacturing as it enables the securing of device identities within segmented industrial control system layers which is pivotal to the model. Incorporating AI-powered features Commenting on the latest release, CEO Darron Antill said, “KeyScaler 2025 is the result of listening to our customers and the market who are requiring even greater visibility, control, and automated remediation of their unmanaged device security.” “Incorporating AI-powered features into the core platform and introducing new innovative approaches to Edge security management ensures that even the most vulnerable devices remain secure without the need for human intervention, therefore significantly reducing business risk.” “The platform’s faster and simpler integrations and ease of deployment make this an even more frictionless experience and is a further step to helping organisations achieve complete end to end device and data trust.”

Device Authority has introduced a new integration between KeyScaler AI and Microsoft Copilot to help organisations respond faster to threats and reduce the manual workload on stretched security teams. This new capability is designed for users of Microsoft’s productivity suite to accelerate decision-making and improve visibility across large, complex fleets of connected devices, where delays or errors can carry significant operational risk and cost. Advantage of AI-powered insights New Microsoft Copilot integration extends access to KeyScaler AI, a core capability that underpins The new Microsoft Copilot integration extends access to KeyScaler AI, a core capability that underpins the entire KeyScaler identity security platform, and surfaces its rich device identity data into familiar tools like Microsoft Teams.  This enables users to take advantage of AI-powered insights through natural language prompts and react faster to potential threats. KeyScaler AI with Copilot By analysing KeyScaler’s data and matching device-specific components with external vulnerability databases, KeyScaler AI with Copilot identifies relevant vulnerabilities, proposes next steps, and supports automated risk mitigation – even across complex, distributed IoT environments. As an example of this AI-driven capability, for each device managed by KeyScaler, KeyScaler AI uses the device’s SBOM to identify any associated Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs). CVE’s description KeyScaler AI then accesses the CVE’s description, retrieves the full record, and scans linked resources KeyScaler AI then accesses the CVE’s description, retrieves the full record, and scans linked resources (e.g., GitHub) to summarise the nature of the threat and recommend the most appropriate course of action.  This reduces manual investigation time, helps analysts prioritise action with greater clarity, and greatly reduces the window of vulnerability for affected devices. Key cybersecurity metrics With these enhancements, security teams can respond faster and more effectively, improving key cybersecurity metrics such as Mean Time to Discover and Mean Time to Respond. Automated assessments and relevant context support better, faster, decisions, lessening the manual burden on security operations teams, helping reduce unnecessary shutdowns and improving overall operational resilience. Security operations teams Security teams can respond faster and more effectively, improving key cybersecurity metrics Richard Seward, VP of Product Management at Device Authority, said: “Security operations teams are under immense pressure, particularly when managing large estates of connected devices." "By making AI a core component of KeyScaler, we’re helping organisations reduce manual effort and improve responsiveness, while maintaining the trust and control that’s critical to operational continuity.” KeyScaler’s role Device Authority CEO, Darron Antill, added: “This is an important step in the evolution of our KeyScaler platform. As cyber threats become more complex and distributed, customers need intelligent, scalable ways to keep their devices protected." "These new capabilities enhance KeyScaler’s role at the heart of their security operations.”

Device Authority has announced the launch of its KeyScaler Discovery tool, designed to transform how enterprises secure their IoT networks. Free for a limited period and designed for ease of use, the tool offers a streamlined way for IT teams to uncover risks associated with their unmanaged devices and address them efficiently. Enterprise IoT networks Device Authority, pioneers in IoT security and identity management, developed the tool to address the growing complexity of enterprise IoT networks. Unlike other discovery tools, teams can reveal every unmanaged device on their IoT networks, through a simple interface, along with each device’s IP address, MAC address, open ports, and identify software packages running on the device. Poorly secured access ports open devices up to malicious remote access, with serious consequences for entire networks. TLS certificates TLS certificates need to be renewed regularly to ensure they are technically up-to-date Additional plug-in features enable teams to check each device for HTTP servers and to uncover important vulnerabilities where the Transport Layer Security (TLS) certificates are either non-existent, already expired, or have excessive validity periods. TLS certificates need to be renewed regularly to ensure they are technically up-to-date, authentic and free of compromise so that the device is secure and safe to use. New KeyScaler Discovery tool “Complex industrial and IoT networks evolve over long periods of time and frequently have many undiscovered devices that become major points of vulnerability,” said Device Authority CEO, Darron Antil. He adds, “We have built our new KeyScaler Discovery tool and initially made it free to us because it is critical that enterprises know every unmanaged device and whether each is authentic and secure. This is a vital task that is extremely time-consuming and probably beyond the resources of most IT teams.” Post-quantum security challenges Darron Antil continues: "KeyScaler Discovery is a highly effective and simple-to-use tool, and complements our wider solution set that manages and secures the integrity of each nonhuman identity through advanced automation." He further states, "For organisations working to meet regulatory compliance requirements or preparing for post-quantum (PQ) security challenges, having complete visibility of connected assets is a vital step toward achieving greater cyber resilience." Device Authority’s cloud-based KSaaS Complementary solutions like Device Authority’s cloud-based KSaaS offer advanced automation The discovery tool provides a practical solution for organisations seeking to identify devices within their IoT networks and address hidden vulnerabilities. Complementary solutions like Device Authority’s cloud-based KSaaS (KeyScaler-as-a-Service) offer advanced automation to streamline device lifecycle management, authentication, and zero trust implementation. Enhance Edge security These tools reduce the operational burden on IT teams, enabling them to focus on higher-value strategic priorities. Device Authority has plans to further develop the tool in the coming months to enhance Edge security and provide additional optional plug-ins to continue to enrich the intelligence that can be provided around each device.