SPHERE Advances Identity Intelligence with SPHEREboard 6.11 Launch and Strategic Advisory Board

NEW YORK, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- SPHERE, the leader in Identity Intelligence driving holistic Identity Hygiene and accelerating enterprise risk reduction, today announced two pivotal milestones: the release of SPHEREboard 6.11, and the establishment of its inaugural Board of Advisors. Together, these developments highlight SPHERE's momentum in shaping the future of identity security for modern enterprises.

SPHEREboard 6.11 represents a significant step forward in scalability, maturity, and ease of use for enterprise environments, as well as, enabling accelerated innovation across modern threat landscapes.

"This release underscores SPHERE's continued innovation in securing the foundational technologies our customers rely on and builds on our existing support for Cloud, Non-Human Identities (NHIs), and Network Devices. It expands our reach across these critical areas while laying the groundwork for advanced capabilities in Agentic AI and beyond," said Rosario Mastrogiacomo, Chief Strategy Officer at SPHERE.

Key enhancements in SPHEREboard 6.11 include:

Reporting Reimagined

Access every report in one centralized hub designed for speed, clarity, and collaboration. Quickly search across categories, apply advanced filters, pivots, and sorts, and save your personalized views to dashboards or favorites. Sharing insights across teams has never been easier, helping everyone make smarter, faster decisions.

Discovery on Autopilot

New assets no longer mean new headaches. With automated discovery, servers and targets are instantly identified, scanned, and secured with no manual effort required. Maintenance time, effort, and complexity are reduced to zero, ensuring environments stay continuously protected without slowing you down.

Enterprise-Grade Scale and Reliability

Engineered with a new architecture built for virtually unlimited scalability, this release delivers exceptional performance and resilience across even the largest, most complex enterprise environments. Whether growing vertically or horizontally, the platform adapts seamlessly, ensuring reliability at any size.

Next-Level Credential Management

BYOC: Bring your own credentials and your own security standards. Whether it's PAM-protected domain accounts, SSH keys, API tokens, or certificates, the platform supports them all. Mix and match while maintaining least-privilege practices, extending strong security principles even to discovery workflows.

Building on this momentum, SPHERE has established its first Advisory Board, bringing together some of the most respected voices in cybersecurity and enterprise leadership. Founding members include:

• Julie Talbot-Hubbard, former COO & Cybersecurity Transformation Executive, expert in aligning cyber programs with enterprise strategy.
  
  
• Jeff Hudson, CEO Emeritus of Venafi (a CyberArk company), pioneer in machine identity management and scaling cybersecurity organizations.
  
  
• Tom Kelly, ForgePoint Capital Venture Consultant and seasoned technology executive with decades of board and operating experience across semiconductor, software, and security sectors.

"Establishing our advisory board with such accomplished leaders reinforces our long-term vision and commitment to advancing risk reduction across the identity arena," said Rita Gurevich, CEO and Founder at SPHERE. "Their guidance will be key as we scale to meet the needs of modern enterprises"she added.

Alongside the headline product enhancements, SPHEREboard 6.11 also delivers expanded support for UNIX AD Bridging solutions, complex credential management, RBAC configuration, and installation improvements—all designed to streamline enterprise deployments.

"Even with mature IGA, AM and PAM solutions, many organizations struggle to achieve full visibility ("single pane of glass") in a reasonable timeline and at sustainable cost. The typical organization is still only partly integrated for IAM needs after years of investment and effort. Identity visibility and intelligence platforms enable substantially more rapid and comprehensive visibility and observability, further enabling improved intelligence leveraging the consolidated IAM data" said Nathan Harris, Senior Analyst at Gartner.

To learn more about SPHEREboard or schedule a demo, visit www.sphereco.com

Source : Gartner^®, Hype Cycle^™ for Digital Identity, 2025, Nathan Harris et al., 14 July 2025
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About SPHERE:
SPHERE is the leader in Identity Intelligence to accelerate Risk Reduction and deliver holistic Identity Hygiene. We embed identity into the fabric of enterprise operations, securing accounts, data, and infrastructure while reducing risk through automation. Guided by our values of passion, empathy, and authenticity, we help enterprises drastically reduce their attack surface and thwart bad actors every day. For more information, visit https://sphereco.com or contact Sonia Awan – PR for SPHERE at [email protected].

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