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Thousands of services run on a typical corporate network. They include multiple services which are core to network security, network services, and IT automation, such as Windows services, scheduled tasks, batch jobs, application pools within IIS, and more. To connect automatically across a network to databases, file systems, and network services, these services rely on…
Podcasts have transformed the way we digest news, learn on the go, and optimize our commutes. With podcasts gaining popularity due to their ability to fit into our busy lives, a wave of new cyber security experts have launched a series of IT podcasts to keep us informed about the latest security threats, InfoSec tools,…
85% of organizations fail to achieve basic PAM capabilities according to Thycotic’s 2019 State of Privileged Access Management (PAM) Maturity Report. This is due in large part to poor security hygiene. It’s essential that organizations deploy proper security precautions to ensure privileged user accounts are not vulnerable or even already compromised. Organizations still struggle with…
When Bank United’s Anne Gorman first tried to inventory her company’s service accounts, she was flying blind. “We didn’t know how many service accounts we had. We didn’t know where the service accounts were. Nobody even knew the passwords to think about what the service accounts ran. It was a hot mess,” Anne admits. Bank United’s struggle with privileged…
These cities have a common foe. Albany, New York; Baltimore, Maryland; Orange County, N.C.; Sammamish, Wash; Atlanta, GA They have all been subject to Ransomware attacks in the past 12 months. The most recent victim being Baltimore, MD which has been the target of ransomware twice in the past year. According to the 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigations…
We’ve covered a lot of password security tips and ways to secure your credentials on The Lockdown. For World Password Day 2019 we thought we’d do things a bit differently and share some of the worst password fails this past year. While these organizations and individuals may not appreciate the extra attention, these password fails…
Start by performing your own Business and Data Impact Assessment to determine the most critical data and assets, then align them to your privileged accounts and privileged access. In Summary: Privileged Access Management is the new cyber security perimeter and a very effective solution—it is significantly reducing organizations’ risks from cyber-attacks and insider abuse. PAM…
Yesterday Facebook disclosed during a routine security review they discovered “some” user passwords were being stored unencrypted, but the passwords were not visible to anyone outside of Facebook. Facebook’s definition of “some” doesn’t really illustrate the full magnitude of this event. Regardless, we are still talking about a password breach situation, and hundreds of millions…
Enterprises are no longer asking, “is the cloud secure?” with the same anxiety and fear they expressed just a few years back. As long as cloud-based IT resources are protected in a highly secure environment (such as SOC2 data centers) and demonstrate advanced security controls, enterprises have gotten on board the cloud train. The pace…
Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) shoulder tremendous responsibility. They’re ultimately responsible for their company’s cyber security posture. At the same time, the security decisions they make also impact core business metrics such as productivity, cost savings, revenue growth, and brand perception. The world of today’s CISOs is a balancing act. On one hand, they are…
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Service accounts present many security and logistical challenges. They are usually created ad-hoc, and you’ve got to manage hundreds or even thousands of services running across your network, accessing equal numbers of resources.
