The 20 Coolest Identity, Access And Data Security Companies Of 2026: The Security 100

From vendors offering identity and data security to providers of security service edge, here’s a look at 20 key companies in identity, access and data security.

Identity, Access And Data Security

The growing dominance of AI across every category of security is on full display in 2026—particularly in areas such as identity, access and data security. Security for identities and management of access privileges, for instance, is already a notoriously difficult area for organizations when it comes to managing human workers—and the issue could become exponentially riskier with the advent of autonomous AI workers.

To truly enable productivity-enhancing usage of GenAI and agents, identity and access considerations should be paramount, according to cybersecurity experts. “You need to be thinking from an identity standpoint of how do [agents] get access to things at different times for different time lengths?” said Damon McDougald, global security services lead at Accenture, No. 1 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500. “That’s different than what we usually do today for humans.”

Meanwhile, the rapid adoption of AI tools has continued to represent a massive risk of data exposure for organizations. That has led to a growing need for capabilities such as AI-aware data loss prevention, as well as robust governance and strong authentication for every AI tool or agent that is accessing systems and data.

Ultimately, because the purpose of agents is to connect to many different systems and data sources to autonomously accomplish tasks, “the need for the access to data is going to typically be greater,” said Matt Shufeldt, chief solutions officer at San Diego-based systems integrator Evotek, No. 92 on CRN’s 2025 Solution Provider 500. “And because of that, you need to solve for those data management issues more quickly.”

Access to sensitive data and systems also continues to be increasingly coming through the web and SaaS, and security service edge (SSE) capabilities for modern platforms that can securely enable access to distributed teams have remained in high demand.

For CRN’s 2026 Security 100, CRN is recognizing 20 identity, access and data security vendors that have stood out over the past year through delivering a combination of technical advancements and expanded opportunities for solution and service provider partners.

What follows are the 20 identity, access and data security companies that made CRN’s Security 100 list for 2026.

1Password

David Faugno

CEO

1Password unveiled an MSP version of its Enterprise Password Manager as the latest move in the company’s expanded channel push. The 1Password Enterprise Password Manager - MSP Edition comes as the vendor continues to make progress with bringing its platform—initially focused on consumers—to businesses.

Acronis

Jan-Jaap Jager

CEO

Major recent product launches from Acronis have included the debut of Acronis Cyber Protect Local, which provides “natively integrated cyber resilience” spanning on-premises data centers, sovereign private cloud environments, air-gapped IT systems and operational technology environments, the company said. Other launches included Acronis Archival Storage for efficient long-term data storage.

Cohesity

Sanjay Poonen

President, CEO

Key product moves from Cohesity have included the debut of on-premises isolated data vaults, targeting customers that are facing strict requirements related to data sovereignty. Other major updates have included a new integration with data security vendor Cyera and expanded integrations with identity security vendor Semperis.

Commvault

Sanjay Mirchandani

President, CEO

Commvault unveiled the Commvault Cloud Unity platform in a move the company said brings together data security with cyber and identity resilience across cloud environments, SaaS, on-premises data centers and hybrid deployments. The vendor also introduced new technologies that aim to expand resilience around identity as well as data protection that is cloud-native.

Cyera

Yotam Segev

Co-Founder, CEO

Cyera launched a major expansion in data loss prevention with the debut of its Omni DLP offering, which provides unified, adaptive data security across all environments and tools. Omni DLP brings together Cyera’s DSPM (data security posture management) technology with real-time DLP analysis, and the tool can integrate with an organization’s existing security systems, the company said.

Dashlane

John Bennett

CEO

With its recently released Omnix platform, Dashlane is aiming to offer comprehensive credential security in a unified platform, according to the company. Key capabilities include a browser extension that can automatically assist with protecting credentials even if an employee takes no action, the company said.

Dell Security

Michael Dell

Founder, Chairman, CEO

Dell Security, a unit of Dell Technologies, recently introduced software advancements for its PowerStore systems including improved software-driven security such as single sign-on, encryption enhancements and performance anomaly detection. In addition, PowerStore is now a self-healing platform, Dell said, with on-board AI that now takes corrective action autonomously to reduce risk, effort and downtime.

Keyfactor

Jordan Rackie

CEO

Identity security vendor Keyfactor announced the acquisitions of two companies that offer cryptography-related technologies, InfoSec Global and CipherInsights, as part of expanding its platform for enabling quantum readiness. Crucial offerings from Keyfactor for enabling the shift to post-quantum cryptography include capabilities for assembling a cryptographic inventory.

Microsoft

Satya Nadella

Chairman, CEO

Microsoft’s recently launched Entra Agent ID offering enables organizations to gain improved visibility into AI agents while also allowing for application of identity and access policies through Microsoft’s Conditional Access capabilities. The capabilities ultimately simplify management and protection for AI agents, with the aim of enabling customers to securely deploy agentic AI, according to the tech giant.

Netskope

Sanjay Beri

Co-Founder, CEO

Netskope recently debuted a number of updates to its SASE platform, Netskope One, including a unified console for centralized management of policies, data and analytics. The vendor also rolled out its newest capability in DLP (data loss prevention) with the launch of Netskope One DLP On Demand.

Okta

Todd McKinnon

Co-Founder, CEO

Okta unveiled an expansion of its privileged access management capabilities with the acquisition of Axiom Security, driven by the shift to agentic AI and demand for a consolidated identity platform. Key technologies from Axiom include privileged access management capabilities that were built to meet the needs of cloud environments as well as SaaS and databases, according to Okta.

Ping Identity

Andre Durand

Founder, CEO

Recent product advancements from Ping Identity included the debut of its new Identity for AI offering. The product provides increased visibility through discovery of AI agents as well as centralized on-boarding and management for human workers and agents. The offering also delivers protection against agentic threats through detection and mitigation capabilities, Ping Identity said.

Rubrik

Bipul Sinha

Co-Founder, CEO

Rubrik has launched a major new offering bringing together identity security with data security, with the debut of its Identity Resilience platform. The offering provides defense against threats impacting both human and non-human identities, the company said, starting with identity recovery capabilities.

SailPoint

Mark McClain

Founder, CEO

SailPoint rolled out enhanced capabilities for its Identity Security Cloud platform including new functionality in the area of Non-Employee Risk Management, providing protection for the “extended workforce,” the company said. Meanwhile, in Machine Identity Security, SailPoint unveiled new multi-host classification capabilities to simplify setup and improve discovery.

Saviynt

Sachin Nayyar

Founder, Chairman, CEO

Saviynt offers a converged platform for identity security and management that aims to serve as a modern, cloud-based alternative to “legacy” identity systems, the company said. Advantages include simplified deployment and usage, faster detection of identity threats, reduced overall cost and improved visibility, according to Saviynt.

Sectigo

Kevin Weiss

CEO

Sectigo unveiled a platform aimed at helping to enable the transition to quantum-resistant cryptography with the launch of Sectigo PQC Labs. Th sandbox testing platform gives organizations the ability to test PQC (post-quantum cryptography) assets as well as educate users about PQC integration into existing PKI (public key infrastructure) systems and issue PQC certificates.

Semperis

Mickey Bresman

Co-Founder, CEO

Semperis unveiled a major expansion of its identity security capabilities with the recent acquisition of MightyID, which will enable improved “identity resilience” for environments that use platforms such as Okta and Ping Identity. Key functionality includes continuous exposure management, automated remediation and rapid recovery for hybrid identity environments.

Sentra

Yoav Regev

Co-Founder, CEO

Sentra provides a cloud-native data security platform that aims to offer improved capabilities for scanning, classification and data privacy. The startup debuted its Data Security for AI Agents offering, providing capabilities such as automated discovery and identification of AI agents as well as agentic models.

Varonis

Yaki Faitelson

Co-Founder, Chairman, President, CEO

Varonis announced its entrance into the email security segment with the acquisition of SlashNext, a specialist in utilizing AI for detecting advanced email-based attacks. Varonis said that SlashNext offers the “industry’s best” rate for detecting advanced phishing attacks.

Zscaler

Jay Chaudhry

Founder, CEO

Zscaler unveiled a new offering for improved management and reduction in risk for crucial assets with the launch of Zscaler Asset Exposure Management. Meanwhile, the company unveiled an array of new data protection capabilities including data security classification powered by AI.