Limitations on VPNs and other vendor-supplied support tools often leave you vulnerable to breaches and more than 65% of organizations rely heavily on third parties.
Download this report that highlights the top six reasons why you should prioritize implementing a tailored software platform to manage vendors'...
Least privilege is intended to prevent "over-privileged access" by users, applications or services to help reduce the risk of exploitation without impacting productivity or involving the IT help desk.
It may help to think of least privilege by its other name - least authority - as it provides only enough authority...
Managing who has access to your cloud environment is mission-critical for IT security. Compliance is putting pressure on how organizations manage privileged access on these systems, which are storing petabytes of user and customer data.
Unfortunately, the nature of Linux makes it very hard to understand who is in...
Emotet malware alert: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says it's been "tracking a spike" in targeted Emotet malware attacks. It urges all organizations to immediately put in place defenses to not just avoid infection, but also detect lateral movement in their networks by hackers.
Weak controls over privileged access in the healthcare industry can lead to unauthorized sharing of patient data at best and disruption to healthcare delivery at worst. Privileged access management has been an essential tool in the effort to secure access. But how can your organization emphasize convenience and...
Healthcare is undergoing a massive transformation as it grows in size & complexity causing trends to emerge that have changed the landscape. These trends allow for a better patient experience & management of a patient's health and wellness but they also lend themselves to an ever-evolving attack surface.
That's why...
Corporate security teams spend a large amount of their time and resources attempting to secure
their systems from outside cyberthreats - that is, from hackers who are external to the corporate
network. According to Verizon's 2019 Data Breach Investigations Report, almost 70% of confirmed
data breaches are...
Cyberattacks and data breaches cost the global
economy trillions of dollars annually, with some
forecasts estimating as much as $6 trillion annually by
2021.
To truly slow hackers down -- and to prevent
as much damage as possible before it ever happens
-- a more proactive approach to security is...
63% of data breaches are caused by third-party, yet most organizations treat their vendors like internal employees when it comes to remote access. Because of this, the average organization spends endless hours and resources investigating incidents and pulling together reports, which only compounds the problem. Data...
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health inadvertently exposed on its website the records of thousands of hepatitis patients, according to a local news report. The incident points to the need for better staff training, one expert says.
What is a "reasonable" response to a cyber incident? Following a recent roundtable dinner discussion of the topic, Jonathan Nguyen-Duy of Fortinet discusses getting cyber right.
The Buyer's Guide for Complete Privileged Access Management (PAM) is the most thorough tool for holistically assessing your privileged access security needs and mapping them to modern privilege management solutions. This detailed PAM Buyer's Guide will help you identify where to begin your privileged access management...
Expectations of online businesses have never been higher. Customers expect personalised experiences and high platform security, while demanding more streamlined registration processes. And if they don't get them, they'll take their business elsewhere.
Resultantly, businesses are experiencing a profound tension. How...
Ahead of the release of Edward Snowden's memoirs chronicling his decision to bring illegal "big data" domestic U.S. surveillance programs to light, a former NSA intelligence specialist points out that the U.S. still lacks a whistleblowing law to protect intelligence workers who spot illegal activity.
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