
There's a significant challenge facing organizations of all sizes today. They must find and retain IT staff with yesterday's IT expertise while also becoming subject matter experts (SMEs) on tomorrow's technology. The increasing trend is for organizations of all sizes to shift some or all of their IT staff to an outsourced provider. These teams,…
The transition to cloud computing revolutionizes information technology and the delivery, management, and securing of data. Organizations are rapidly adopting cloud computing, but the evolution is ongoing, with many organizations keeping their mission-critical applications on site. There is one common concern in all organizations: security While migration to the cloud may be a cost-effective option,…
Transitioning to the cloud is one of the most significant technology shifts your company will face. Last year, over 80% of organizations operating in the cloud experienced at least one compromised account each month, stemming from external actors, malicious insiders, or unintentional mistakes. The specifics of cloud security activities may vary depending on your cloud…
The concept of working remotely, or granting remote access, isn’t anything new for most IT professionals. Most organizations have embraced a remote workforce, be it their own employees, contractors, consumers, business partners, and managed service providers. What does “working remotely” mean today? For IT professionals, remote access had been thought of as performing your job…
A quiet proliferation of web applications and infrastructure with web-based interfaces is taking place throughout your organization. Known as “Shadow IT,” many web applications and platforms are often licensed by business, financial, and technical users, independent of central IT management. Sometimes these groups even build their own technology solutions. Security and operations folks who are tasked…
The modern IT environment is diverse and constantly changing. In the always-on, Internet-connected global marketplace, traditional perimeters are disappearing as most organizations rely more and more on cloud-based applications to conduct business. Now, you can simplify management of an IT environment that includes multiple cloud instances, remote workers, and 3rd-party contractors It’s challenging to keep…
The 2020 Verizon Data Breach and Incident Report (DBIR) published in May gives a clear indication of where privileged access management (PAM) security is going these days. And the forecast is for cloudy skies ahead. That’s because: 77% of cloud breaches are due to compromised credentials Attacks on web applications more than doubled in 2019…
Earlier this week, we publicly announced the acquisition of Onion ID—a San Francisco-based identity and privileged access management (PAM) company. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Thycotic’s strategic direction as a PAM company. Over the past several years, we have driven innovation through a multi-stage product roadmap designed to help companies adopt PAM and…
With most of the global, white-collar workforce suddenly shifting to working remotely, cloud technology has emerged as a critical component to keep businesses up and running. These services are enabling people to collaborate with one another, and provide the tools they need to stay productive, enhance accessibility and create a mobile friendly environment while working…
Back in July of 2019, Thycotic released DevOps Secrets Vault, a high-velocity vault for high-speed password and secret creation, archiving, and retrieval. Each month we roll out improvements to this cloud-based tool. In 2020, we’ve been focused on adding dynamic secrets for key cloud platforms. For infrastructure-as-a-service platforms dynamic secrets in DevOps Secrets Vault offer…