When you think of access, passwords are likely the first thing that pops into your head. While passwords are a large and important part of managing access, there are other…
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How to Use Design Thinking for Next-Gen Privileged Access Management Architecture
As cyberattacks speed up and become more complex, defenders need to do the same. One large component of this is privileged access management, or PAM. But PAM itself is always…
Zero Trust: Bringing Privileged Access and Data Security Analytics Together
Who owns the data in your organization? If you’re like many, there’s a chance it’s fragmented. Maybe legal owns governance while security owns data security. IT, legal, security and line-of-business…
Why You Might Need to Outsource Your Privileged Access Management Program
The crown jewels of cybercrime are the level of access privileged users have to your company’s most critical data and assets. Therefore, monitoring them with a Privileged Access Management (PAM)…
How to Take Control of Your Privileged Accounts
Privileged access management (PAM) — also referred to as privileged account management — is the top cybersecurity project for chief information security officers (CISOs), according to Gartner. Why? Because privileged…
The Business Case for Privileged Access Management (PAM) Goes Beyond Security and Compliance
Privileged access management (PAM) tools offer significant security and compliance benefits that can be used to build a business case. This can be tricky, however, because most of the benefits…
Zero Trust: Why Your Most Privileged Users Could Be Your Biggest Security Weakness
Your security infrastructure is there to protect your organization from malicious threats. That much is obvious, but what happens when a user’s credentials are compromised and threat actors access your…
Protect Your ‘Matrix’ With Strong Privileged Access Management
The other day, I was browsing for a movie when an inexplicable wave of nostalgia hit me. The result: two hours and 30 minutes spent rewatching “The Matrix.” It can…
When It Comes to Cloud Data Protection, Defend Your Information Like a Guard Dog
These days, enterprises are increasingly running their business from the cloud. But the portion of your business that’s running in this environment presents numerous security challenges. When it comes…
How Do You Know if Your Privileged Accounts Are at Risk?
Privileged access management (PAM) is one of the biggest priorities for security teams, but it brings some difficult challenges. Privileged users — your IT administrators or business super users —…