The world is an uncertain place. Particularly for cyber security professionals, many of whom have learned the hard way that they can’t rest on their laurels. New technologies and fresh threats are constantly emerging, and these threats come from both outside and within organizations. In our 2019 privileged access threat research, we discovered that almost ...

The Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report 2019 analyzes the data from security bulletins issued by Microsoft throughout 2018. On the second Tuesday of every month, commonly referred to as “Patch Tuesday,” Microsoft releases fixes for any vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products. This report compiles these releases into a year-long overview, providing a more holistic view of whether vulnerabilities ...

The utilization of “always-on” privileged accounts has been the default mode for administrative access for the last 40 years. However, always-on access presents a massive risk surface as it means the privileged access, rights, and permissions are always active and ready to be exercised – for legitimate activities as well as for illicit ones. And ...

Privileged Access Management (PAM), while no longer being a young discipline of IAM (Identity and Access Management) and Information Security, has gained attention in the past years. Organizations that define internal cybersecurity programs commonly add Privileged Access Management to the top of the project list. Privileged access to systems, be it servers, cloud services, or ...

Today, privileges are built into operating systems, file systems, applications, databases, hypervisors, cloud management platforms, DevOps tools, robotic automation processes, and more. Cybercriminals covet privileges/privileged access because it can expedite access to an organization’s most sensitive targets. With privileged credentials and access in their clutches, a cyberattacker or piece of malware essentially becomes an “insider”. ...