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SWIFT Controls, Cyber Crime and Privileged Access Management: Securing Banking and Finance
October 15th, 2019
The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) provides financial messaging services to banks, financial institutions and corporations all over the world. The technology is used to exchange sensitive information about financial transactions by more than 11,000 customers in over 200 countries. Financial institutions: a major target for cyber criminals; a critical subject for security…
Trick or Treat? Stay safe during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October, and beyond
October 8th, 2019
Ah, October! Summer has officially come to an end and we’ve quickly moved on to jumpers, football, and pumpkin everything. October is also National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The theme for 2019 is “Own IT. Protect IT. Secure IT.” But it needn't be scary, and the tricks or treats you get at the end of the…
The Real Cost of PAM Software
October 1st, 2019
A low price tag for PAM software doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best overall value. Enterprise-scale PAM, like most software purchases, typically involves more than the initial license fee. Depending on your security goals, internal resources, and specific IT environment, you may need to plan for additional costs. It’s important to identify the total cost…
Can PAM Coexist with the Zero Trust Security Model?
September 26th, 2019
What is the Zero Trust security model and why was it introduced? The concept of Zero Trust security isn’t new; the term was coined by Forrester back in 2010 and was initially synonymous with a network security approach known as micro-segmentation. Micro-segmentation is a way to create secure zones in data centers and cloud deployments…
Privileged Access Management Best Practices
September 24th, 2019
For the past two years, Gartner has named privileged access management (PAM) the top IT security priority. Privileged account credentials for domain admins, service, application, and root accounts are valuable targets. When attackers gain these credentials, they can exploit your most sensitive information and critical systems. Privileged access gives them power to alter data, change…
New Product Launch! Thycotic Connection Manager centrally manages multiple remote sessions and integrates with Secret Sever for vaulted credentials
September 17th, 2019
Connection Manager provides centralized management of multiple remote sessions Connection Manager is an advanced remote connection management solution that provides one place to manage and interact with multiple remote sessions. Connection Manager can scale across hundreds of different connections to improve productivity, strengthen security and tighten compliance. With the release of Connection Manager, tight integration…
Secret Server product update: Conquer common cloud challenges with the release of Secret Server 10.7
September 12th, 2019
With this newest release, Secret Server not only further strengthens its PAM cloud leadership, but also its overall enterprise readiness and usability. With Secret Server 10.7, users can now: Discover, manage, and delegate access for Amazon AWS privileged accounts Use Secret Server’s command line interface (CLI) from Windows, Mac, and Linux/Unix workstations Meet even the…
The Black Hat 2019 Hacker Survey Report and Black Hat / Defcon 27 Recap
September 5th, 2019
Brought to you by Thycotic Well folks, Black Hat 2019 conference has come and gone. Around 19,000 InfoSecurity professionals from around the world came to Las Vegas to learn, share, educate and disclose security research on the latest vulnerabilities, cyber threats, cyber attacks and techniques used to bypass popular cyber security methods—the same methods used…
Before the Breach: Leveraging PAM and VPAM solutions to protect privileged credentials
August 27th, 2019
This is a guest blog written by Tony Howlett, CISO at SecureLink. Tony is a published author and speaker on various security, compliance, and technology topics. He also serves as President of (ISC)2 Austin Chapter and is an Advisory Board Member of GIAC/SANS. CISOs and their security teams have an impossible task; they must predict…
Service Account Governance: Reduce your attack surface with Account Lifecycle Manager
August 20th, 2019
Service accounts abound in every organization. Failure to manage them leads to significant risk. This has been a critical issue for organizations that use Active Directory and have grown to a level that accounts can no longer be managed by hand. Almost all medium to large organizations suffer from extreme service account sprawl, perpetuating the…
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