JumpCloud Buys Stack Identity to Bolster Identity-First Security

JumpCloud Inc is continuing its identity-first focus with the acquisition of Stack Identity, a next-gen identity security and access visibility platform. This transaction should strengthen JumpCloud’s identity-first access management solution. 

Stack Identity offers cutting-edge data analytics to reduce key risks to securing workforce access, especially in remote or hybrid work. Customers can detect unmonitored and unauthorized access pathways that IAM tools commonly miss. The integration is expected to deepen JumpCloud’s existing and planned capabilities in identity governance and administration (IGA), privilege access management (PAM), identity security posture management (ISPM), identity threat detection and response (ITDR) and cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM). 

“Mastering data is key to providing secure, frictionless access to corporate resources,” said Greg Keller, the co-founder and CTO of JumpCloud. “Stack Identity’s world-class team and advanced data analytics technology will accelerate our ability to productize the billions of data signals our platform generates each month. This will enable new forms of access control, improved identity visibilityand assurance that the right people have the correct access and entitlements every time.” 

JumpCloud can particularly leverage Stack Identity’s expertise in: 

  • Enhanced visibility and control over access across IT, cloud infrastructure and SaaS applications. 
  • Streamlined deployment of least privilege access, across the organization. 
  • Tiered privelege management. 
  • Accelerated delivery of just-in-time (JIT) access to cloud, SaaS and on-premise resources. 
  • Just-enough access (JEA) to prevent over-entitlement. 
  • Detection capabilities to identify and mitigate access anomalies. 

“Joining JumpCloud is an exciting step as we reshape the future of identity security,” said Sanjay Kale, co-founder, Stack Identity. “Together, we are creating a unified way to protect organizations in today’s complex security landscape. By combining our strengths, we aim to help businesses streamline security and stay ahead of threats.”