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CyberDesk Recognized as a Rising Star by KuppingerCole in 2025

Redefining Access Management by Bridging Identity and Data with Graph-Based Governance

We’re proud to announce that CyberDesk has been featured as a Rising Star in the 2025 KuppingerCole Rising Stars Report, an acknowledgment of our commitment to innovation in Data Access Governance (DAG) and our mission to help organizations secure their most valuable asset — their data.

At CyberDesk, our vision is clear: Make data safer by bringing visibility to the question “Who has access to what?” In an age where data breaches are increasingly driven by excessive or unmanaged access rights, we focus on solving this challenge through an identity-centric approach to data governance.

Our graph-based platform helps organizations uncover, understand, and manage access entitlements across unstructured data — from file shares to cloud systems. By visualizing complex relationships and dependencies, we make it easier for both administrators and data owners to collaborate, take action, and reduce access risks.

Key highlights of our solution include:

Graph-driven visualization to illuminate entitlement structures
Identity-focused governance, mapping users to the data they can access
Lean integration architecture supporting a wide ecosystem of data sources
Shared interface for IT and business roles to work seamlessly together

“Data Access Governance is critical for mitigating access-related risks, including over-entitlements that could expose organizations to malicious internal threats or external breaches. CyberDesk’s solution effectively addresses these risks while supporting compliance with regulations requiring the enforcement of least privilege. By providing a unified platform for administrators and data owners, CyberDesk achieves a strong product/market fit, enabling organizations to manage risks while staying compliant and efficient.”

– Martin Kuppinger, KuppingerCole Rising Stars Report 2025

This industry recognition by KuppingerCole confirms that our innovative direction aligns with what organizations need: clear, actionable insights into their data access landscape. It reflects our dedication to helping customers prevent breaches, enforce least-privilege policies, and stay compliant with ever-evolving regulations.

We’re incredibly proud of our team and grateful to our partners and clients for your trust. Together, we’re setting a new standard for visibility-driven, identity-centric data security.

Stay tuned. We’re just getting started.

— The CyberDesk Team

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Founders

Dr. Tobias Lieberum & Prabhakar Mishra

Year of foundation

2022

Headquarters

Munich, Germany

About CyberDesk

Founded in 2022 and based in Munich, Germany, CyberDesk is led by Dr. Tobias Lieberum and Prabhakar Mishra. In their previous careers in sensitive environments in banking and consulting, the founders firsthand witnessed the challenges of securing data access in the cloud. In lack of a satisfactory solution, they decided to solve this global threat themselves.