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PowerShell and other scripting tools are part of an IT professional’s arsenal. They are incredibly powerful, a force multiplier which allows you to automate important or frequently used tasks. The same traits that make these tools a boon for IT pros also make them valuable to malicious actors who can use them to exponentially increase their…
Root accounts are the keys to powerful IT systems, the backbone of your entire infrastructure. They use privileged credentials to control shell access, file transfers, or batch jobs that communicate with other computers or apps, often accessed remotely, with local configuration. They can be the trickiest of all types of privileged accounts to secure, particularly…
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face a cyber security trifecta. Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting the most vulnerable businesses (not just the biggest fish). Sophisticated attackers quickly take advantage of newly revealed vulnerabilities. And, cyber security professionals are in short supply. Maybe SMBs aren’t aware that they can use the same types of security systems…
In today’s always-connected world it’s important to realize that, historically and traditionally, cybersecurity was the responsibility of the IT department. Any time a cyber incident or data breach occurred or security questions arose, these got deferred to IT for the answers. Failure to translate cyber risk into business risk has left many businesses clueless But…
2017 was a record year for cyber security with breaches and hacks making headlines just about every day. Thank you for following along with the 2017 chaos as we captured the biggest breaches, security nightmares, and attacks. As a recap, here are the “Top 10” posts from the blog, sorted in increasing order based on readership. Let the countdown begin! #10: How…
Author Note: These are all 3rd party tools that have been recommended to me by peers and experts in the field. With that said, Thycotic does NOT endorse any of these: please explore and use at your own risk. Email Encryption Tool OpenPGP – An open source encryption protocol used by many clients for providing…
Do you want to enable auto logon on your PoS systems without compromise? Do you need to enable auto logon for a seamless buying experience for your customers, but you’re doing it in an unsecure way? Well, Thycotic’s Secret Server has the answer, with complete automation, and without storing credentials in cleartext. Let’s talk about…
What is PuTTY? PuTTY is an open source application that allows you to connect remotely to many different types of systems, over various communication protocols. However, PuTTY is most famously used for SSH connects from Windows systems to Unix based systems. This application allows you to connect your private SSH keys and enter passphrases…
Automating Compliance Reporting: When privileged account management tasks are being done manually, compliance reporting gets complicated. Yet many organizations must demonstrate compliance and provide evidence to auditors and other reviewing bodies to prove that security policy requirements are being met. In this 5-part Thycotic educational series, we focus on five areas of Privileged Account Management…
CyberArk’s latest preliminary earning report and investor reactions show they’re starting to lose sight on what the market is looking for. For years CyberArk has been the biggest and, in many cases, the only player in the Privileged Account Management space. When you’re one of the first to market, it gives you a lot of…
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As 2018 comes to a close, some of the major breaches and cyber security decisions will live on and have a major impact into next year. We saw some promising cyber security advances including privacy updates around GDPR. But, we also witnessed several serious information leaks including a breach at the data aggregation firm Exactis which exposed over 340 million consumer records. Can we expect to make better progress defending our sensitive data from attackers in 2019?
