SailPoint signs CISA Secure by Design pledge, underscoring ongoing commitment to identity security

By: SailPoint Technologies, Inc. via Business Wire

July 30, 2024 at 09:00 AM EDT

Through the Secure by Design pledge, CISA hopes to encourage technology manufacturers to design products with stronger built-in security capabilities

SailPoint Technologies, Inc., a leader in unified identity security for enterprises, today announced that the company has signed onto the Secure by Design pledge developed by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The new pledge commits technology manufacturers to seven distinct goals, each of which is designed to increase the safety and security of software solutions before they reach the market. As a leading voice in the cybersecurity space, SailPoint hopes to encourage other businesses to implement secure by design practices throughout the product development process.

The Secure by Design pledge is voluntary and focused on enterprise software products and services, including on-premises software, cloud services, and software as a service (SaaS). It is designed to build upon existing security frameworks and best practices, including those developed by CISA and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), to provide a framework that technology companies can use to advance a secure by design posture.

“Every technology provider is an unwitting part of the cyber battle space. But unlike in the physical world, there’s no cyber army coming to our rescue. Each of us is responsible for the security of our products and, by extension, the security of those we serve,” said Rex Booth, CISO, SailPoint. “The Secure by Design pledge is a great way to promote a sense of communal responsibility among those of us with the greatest potential for impact. At SailPoint, we are proud to join our peers and support this important initiative.”

“More secure software is our best hope to protect against the seemingly never-ending scourge of cyberattacks facing our nation. I am glad to see leading software manufacturers recognize this by joining us at CISA to build a future that is more secure by design,” said Jen Easterly, Director, CISA. “I applaud the companies who have already signed our pledge for their leadership and call on all software manufacturers to take the pledge and join us in creating a world where technology is safe and secure right out of the box.”

A more detailed breakdown of the Secure by Design pledge goals can be found on the CISA website.

The pledge encourages signatories to publicly document their progress over the course of the next year, allowing potential partners and customers to monitor how organizations are progressing toward their objectives. To learn more about SailPoint’s market leading identity security solution, click here.

About SailPoint

SailPoint equips the modern enterprise to seamlessly manage and secure access to applications and data through the lens of identity – at speed and scale. As a category leader, we continuously reinvent identity security as the foundation of the secure enterprise. SailPoint delivers a unified, intelligent, extensible platform built to defend against today’s dynamic, identity-centric cyber threats while enhancing productivity and efficiency. SailPoint helps many of the world’s most complex, sophisticated enterprises create a secure technology ecosystem that fuels business transformation.