Tel Aviv – October 08, 2026 -- NewCore, a next-generation identity provider for humans and AI agents, has been named Identity Management Platform of the Year by the CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards, a global recognition program for information security innovation.
NewCore unifies identity governance for human and AI workforces under one architecture
The platform discovers identities across systems and directories, surfaces orphaned, dormant, and over-privileged accounts, and consolidates authentication, access, security, and governance into a single identity core. For AI agents specifically, NewCore enforces scoped and time-bound permissions, eliminates standing credentials, and provides continuous visibility into agent activity with rapid access revocation capability.
Secure Split Key architecture splits token-signing authority to block Golden SAML and token-theft attacks
NewCore's Secure Split Key (SSK) technology cryptographically divides token-signing authority between NewCore and the customer, removing the single point of compromise that has characterized recent identity breaches. Steve Johansson, managing director at CyberSecurity Breakthrough, said split-key architecture combined with phishing-resistant MFA at the platform level is transforming identity risk, noting that traditional identity platforms were built to provision access rather than secure it.
CEO frames AI agents as workforce members requiring the same accountability standards as human employees
Zohar Alon, co-founder and CEO of NewCore, said the award validates the company's approach of treating humans and AI agents as first-class citizens within one platform. He noted that most organizations currently deploy AI agents without the identity and governance controls they would mandate for human employees, arguing that every agent requires a clearly accountable person in the loop.
Joy Chik, former Microsoft identity executive, joined NewCore's board last month
NewCore strengthened its leadership bench in September by appointing Joy Chik, former President of Identity and Network Access at Microsoft, to its Board of Directors. Chik brings decades of experience building widely deployed identity platforms to the company's governance structure.