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Keyfactor Announces Intent to Acquire Cofide to Bring Verified Identity to AI Agents and Cloud Workloads

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July 27, 2026

The acquisition will extend the Keyfactor Trust Control Plane to workloads and AI agents, giving security teams one system to manage and govern every non-human identity across the enterprise.

ATLANTA and STOCKHOLM, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Keyfactor, the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines, today announced the intent to acquire UK-based Cofide, an identity platform that secures the software workloads and AI agents running across today’s cloud environments. The acquisition will extend the Keyfactor Trust Control Plane to workloads and AI agents, giving security teams one system to manage and govern non-human identities across the enterprise.

As enterprises adopt AI, the automated systems acting inside their environments now far outnumber employees, and the gap is widening. Yet most of these systems are still secured with static credentials that can be copied or stolen, giving whoever holds them the same access as the system itself. Cofide takes a different approach by limiting agent authority giving each workload and AI agent its own verified identity that is unique, short-lived, and runs specific agent outcomes. The solution brings the same standards-based trust to AI that enterprises already expect for their people, devices, and applications.

“At Keyfactor, we’ve built a track record of expanding our platform capabilities to meet the evolving demands of digital trust and security,” said Jordan Rackie, Chief Executive Officer, Keyfactor. “Our intent to acquire Cofide is another step in that journey. As AI agents, machine identities, and autonomous workloads become critical to business operations, trust infrastructure must evolve to keep pace. Cofide strengthens our vision for the Trust Control Plane by extending trusted identity beyond traditional systems and enabling our customers to securely manage the next generation of digital actors with the same confidence they rely on today.”

“Customers stall on securing their workloads because it is operationally hard, not because the technology falls short,” said Gün Akkor, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Keyfactor. “Cofide makes it practical, and the Trust Control Plane makes it something enterprises can operate and prove at scale.”

Keyfactor’s Trust Control Plane was built on the premise that trust infrastructure is foundational to every digital interaction. As new workloads and AI agents emerge at scale, Cofide strengthens Keyfactor’s platform strategy by adding modern workload and agent identity capabilities that naturally integrate into the broader vision for enterprise trust infrastructure. Organizations are looking for a comprehensive trust infrastructure platform, and by leveraging the Cofide Connect solution, they can extend trusted identity deeper into cloud-native and agentic architectures while remaining anchored to a centralized Trust Control Plane.

“We built Cofide to provide an open standards-based trust layer that unifies workload IAM across multiple cloud platforms and environments, reducing operational complexity while strengthening our customer’s security,” said Matthew Bates, Founder and CEO, Cofide. “AI agents are proliferating faster than most organizations can secure them. Joining Keyfactor allows us to accelerate delivery of that vision at a scale and depth of trust no standalone company could achieve, exactly when customers need it most.”

Cofide’s team and technology will join Keyfactor immediately, strengthening the company’s vision of delivering comprehensive trust infrastructure in the AI and quantum era.

For more information, please visit: https://www.keyfactor.com/blog/why-we-intend-to-acquire-cofide-verified-identity-for-workloads-and-ai-agents/

About Keyfactor

Keyfactor is the leader in trust infrastructure for AI and machines. The platform equips enterprises to take control of the machine identities and cryptography that safeguard every digital interaction. By bringing fragmented tools and assets into a single control plane, security teams can see their cryptographic landscape, find and remediate risk exposure, roll out compliant and quantum-safe cryptography, and issue a cryptographic identity to every machine, workload, and AI. Trusted by the largest enterprises and government agencies, Keyfactor delivers the resilient foundation organizations need to keep running uninterrupted in the AI and quantum era. Learn more at www.keyfactor.com or follow Keyfactor on LinkedIn.

About Cofide

Cofide is an open-standards identity platform that secures application workloads and AI agents across any cloud environment. Built on open standards including SPIFFE, OAuth, and OIDC, Cofide gives every workload its own verified, short-lived identity, replacing static secrets with cryptographic proof of what a workload is, across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

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Onspring Launches the Next Wave of AI Innovation with Agentic GRC

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July 27, 2026

Onspring moves AI from assistant to agent, helping teams automate rule-based work across the platform within administrator-defined controls

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Onspring, a leading provider of integrated GRC software, today announced the next phase of Onspring AI, introducing technology that automates workflows and rule-based decisions within the boundaries set by the system administrator (admin). With the ability to work across the entire platform, Onspring AI helps GRC professionals move beyond manual execution with a governed assistant that keeps users in control.

The upgrade marks a shift in how Onspring’s AI works, now allowing administrators to define rules that prompt agent action. The assistant lives on every screen, enabling connections across workflows to make contextualized decisions and providing answers from every record and application in the GRC program.

Onspring’s 2026 GRC Benchmarking Report found that GRC teams see the clearest near-term value for AI in reducing repetitive administrative work. At the same time, the report showed that broader adoption is being shaped by trust concerns, fragmented workflows and uneven proof of value. Onspring’s Agentic AI eliminates this fragmentation by extending AI across the platform while keeping governance at the forefront of every action.

“We understand that there is a valid concern in letting AI take action in GRC workflows,” said Ryan Lougheed, Vice President of Platform at Onspring. “This next phase of Onspring AI was built to answer that concern directly. Administrators define the rules, teams decide where automation belongs and every action stays visible and auditable inside the platform.”

Onspring AI supports GRC use cases across search, analysis and configuration. Powered by Anthropic’s Claude, these capabilities are designed to help teams turn platform-wide intelligence into governed action.

From Repetitive Admin to Autonomous Action: 70% of GRC practitioners say simplifying repeatable administrative work is AI’s biggest opportunity. Onspring AI reviews documentation the instant it’s attached, without prompting, surfacing control gaps or non-conforming policy documents.An AI Teammate: Documentation collection and review consume nearly a third of a practitioner’s week. Onspring AI acts as a tireless teammate, auto-generating third-party follow-ups and reviewing policy documents against organizational standards, reducing workflow from days to minutes.One Question, Every Record: With 44% of GRC programs still in the experimental AI phase, siloed data continues to limit progress. Onspring AI empowers teams to pull enterprise-wide risk-exposure analysis across audits, assessments and incident logs at once with a single conversation.Governed AI, Not Rogue AI: Losing AI control is top leadership fear. Teams can build vetted prompts and configurations once in Onspring, then deploy them across environments to keep AI consistent, controlled and scalable.

“From our research, we have found that GRC teams see the potential for AI in their space to reduce repetitive administrative tasks,” added Lougheed. “Onspring AI helps teams build a routine of governed action, with agents taking over the mundane tasks to allow human touch on judgment calls and strategic decision-making.”

To learn more about Onspring AI or request a demo, visit www.onspring.com/platform/artificial-intelligence-ai/.

About Onspring

Onspring is an adaptive, integrated GRC platform built to connect processes, data and teams across the enterprise. With real-time visibility into risk posture, security controls and accountability measures, Onspring gives organizations a complete view of their governance, risk and compliance landscape. The platform is fully configurable, allowing users to create automations, unify workflows and scale their programs. Organizations across industries, from retail and insurance to healthcare and manufacturing, rely on Onspring to modernize GRC, moving from reactive checklists to connected, holistic oversight. Learn more at www.onspring.com.

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New Adam & Eve Survey Reveals How Americans Prefer To Masturbate

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July 27, 2026

National Orgasm Day poll finds hands remain the favorite, while many adults turn to sex toys, erotic media and fantasy for solo pleasure.

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Orgasm Day (July 31) and as part of its overall commitment to sexual health and wellness, Adam & Eve surveyed more than 2,000 American adults to learn how they prefer to masturbate. The results show that while manual stimulation remains the most common choice, many adults are embracing a variety of methods – including sex toys, erotic media and fantasy – as part of their solo sexual wellness routines.

More than half of respondents (54%) said they typically use their hands when masturbating, while 15.5% reported using sex toys, 10.5% said they rely on erotic media, and 5.3% said they use fantasy or imagination alone.

Among respondents who use sex toys, nearly 35% said they experience more intense orgasms during solo play than they do with a partner, highlighting the role that self-exploration can play in sexual satisfaction.

“There isn’t one ‘right’ way to masturbate,” says Dr. Jenni Skyler, PhD, LMFT, C-PST, and Adam & Eve’s resident sex therapist. “For some people, their hands provide everything they need. Others enjoy the additional stimulation of a vibrator or stimulator, or the use of erotic content. The important takeaway is that masturbation is a healthy form of self-care, and people shouldn’t feel embarrassed or ashamed about it.”

The web-based survey, conducted by an independent third-party survey company, of over 2,000 American adults ages 18 and up, was commissioned by Adam & Eve as part of its ongoing research into sexual wellness and behavior.

About Adam & Eve
Adam & Eve is the nation’s leading and most trusted retailer of sexual wellness products, serving customers online and through more than 100 independently owned and operated retail stores. For more than 50 years, Adam & Eve has been helping normalize pleasure as an essential part of overall well-being through trusted education, discreet shopping experiences, and a broad assortment of high-quality products. Adam & Eve empowers adults to explore sexual wellness and pleasure with confidence, curiosity, and without judgement. Find out more at Adam & Eve.

About PHE, Inc.
PHE, Inc. is a modern health and wellness company and the parent company of Adam & Eve. Born from a graduate school project at UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health, PHE has spent more than fifty years building one of the country’s largest networks of sexual wellness retail locations and digital platforms – serving millions of consumers annually and pioneering the idea that sexual health belongs in the mainstream wellness conversation. Learn more at phenic.com.

For more information about Adam & Eve, visit their website, https://www.adameve.com, or contact Adam & Eve Director of Public Relations Katy Zvolerin at 919.644.8100 x 3121 or 419468@email4pr.com.

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AssureCare® and CURIS Partner to Ensure RHT Funding Builds Infrastructure That Outlasts the Program

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July 27, 2026

The largest federal investment in rural health in a generation deserves more than disconnected tools. AssureCare and CURIS are making sure FQHCs make it count.

CINCINNATI, July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AssureCare®, a leading AI-powered population health management company, and CURIS, a national consulting firm specializing in clinical transformation for community health centers, today announced a partnership to help Federally Qualified Health Centers and rural clinics translate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program funding into care infrastructure that lasts long after the grant cycle ends.

The RHT program represents a $50 billion federal commitment to rural health — the largest of its kind in a generation. Distributed across all 50 states over five federal fiscal years, the program funds five strategic goals: making rural America healthy again, expanding sustainable healthcare access, strengthening the rural health workforce, and driving innovation in both care delivery and technology. AssureCare and CURIS will unpack all five goals – and how the right technology delivers on them – in a live webinar on July 28th.

AssureCare brings the only integrated platform purpose-built for Federally Qualified Health Centers to the partnership, connecting care management, AI-powered analytics, and intelligent patient engagement and outreach capabilities, in a single seamless system. AssureCare’s NutraVance™ now extends that platform into nutrition management, giving FQHCs a clinical pathway for Food as Medicine that connects directly to the chronic disease management goals at the heart of the RHT program – not as a separate initiative, but as part of the same care plan and within the same integrated system.

“FQHCs are being asked to do more with RHT funding than most technology vendors are equipped to help them do,” said Yousuf Ahmad, President and CEO of AssureCare. “Care management, patient engagement, nutrition – these aren’t separate initiatives. They’re all part of the same patient journey, and they require one connected system. That’s what we built. And it’s why care teams using our platform spend less time working around technology and more time doing what they came into this field to do – improve patient outcomes.”

CURIS brings more than a decade of hands-on FQHC expertise, including leading population health strategies and assessments across more than 300 health centers nationwide. Together, AssureCare and CURIS offer FQHCs both the consulting expertise to navigate the RHT program’s requirements and the technology infrastructure to meet all five of its strategic goals on a single, connected platform.

“The organizations that get this right won’t just hit their goals on paper, they’ll achieve sustainable infrastructure that keeps working long after the funding stops,” said Shannon Nielson, Founder and Principal Consultant at CURIS. “The RHT program provides FQHCs real opportunity, but funds alone won’t fix fragmented care. Technology is what turns dollars into real access, better outcomes, and sustainability that lasts. That’s exactly what we’re empowering organizations to do.”

AssureCare and CURIS provide FQHCs with a 360-degree view of every patient, from the first data point to the last interaction. This kind of integrated infrastructure is exactly what the RHT program’s funding is meant to support: technology that improves efficiency, data sharing, and patient outcomes today, while building a foundation FQHCs can rely on tomorrow.

To learn more, AssureCare and CURIS invite FQHC leaders to join their live webinar, Rural Health Transformation in Action: Building Sustainable Care with the Right Technology, on July 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM EST – Register Here

About AssureCare®

AssureCare is a leading provider of AI-powered population health management solutions designed to manage large, complex populations. AssureCare enables healthcare organizations to digitize care processes, optimize clinical and financial performance, and personalize member engagement across the continuum. Serving health plans, government agencies, providers, pharmacies, and community organizations, AssureCare’s platform supports more than 60 million lives through intelligent care management, analytics, and engagement solutions. The company continues to lead the industry in applying responsible AI and advanced technology to improve healthcare outcomes and operational efficiency. AssureCare is a proud member of the Vora Ventures portfolio.

Learn more: www.assurecare.com

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About CURIS

CURIS is a national healthcare consulting firm specializing in operational improvement, compliance, and clinical transformation for community health centers nationwide. CURIS has lead population health strategies and assessments for more than 300 health centers across the country.

Learn more: https://curis-consulting.com/

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