Data Breach: Time to identify Inherent Risks and adopt preventive measures
The cyber world continued to witness sophisticated attacks this year as well. Some alarming statistics highlights that the state of cyber- security preparedness is not up to the mark. Indeed, recently, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) announced that more than 21,400 Indian websites were hacked till October 2019 which is a sharp rise […]
How PAM can work wonders in the Media/ Entertainment industry
(Continues from Part – 1…) How did this happen and why? There is extensive data flow in the media industry. There are multiple sources from where data is accumulated and stored in databases and servers in different forms. The most common types/ categories of data that media companies generate are: Detailed news, reports or interviews […]
How PAM can work wonders in the Media/ Entertainment industry
Note: We have split the article into 2 halves. In Part -1 , we have discussed Media industry and what kind of cyber threats this industry has already faced. In Part – 2, we have discussed how these cyber threats happen, why they happen and what is the solution for this Just think of a […]
Why your enterprise requires an adaptive authentication?
Far too often, security lapses around privileged identities happen in the absence of restrictive access to critical systems or if there is no implementation of least privilege principle. With so many users, user groups, service groups accessing critical systems, applications, databases and cloud resources from distributed and heterogeneous IT environment, — maintaining data integrity becomes […]
Five mistakes that often leads to compromise of endpoints
Some of the most grave IT risks arise due to inadequate endpoint privilege management. As we discussed in our previous article, a lackadaisical attitude in controlling and monitoring endpoint privileges often leads to compromise of sensitive data. In this article we would like to highlight the top five mistakes that organizations make with regard to […]
How ARCON Privileged Access Management could have averted this Nuclear Plant disaster
Cyber criminals have turned their eyes on nuclear power plants now. Another malware attack struch hard in one of the nuclear plants in the southern part of India recently. It has not only disrupted the generation of electricity in the plant, but also raised burning questions related to secure privileged access. Forensic investigation by the […]
The significance of Endpoint Privilege Management
Every organization has suspicious IT users. And it goes without saying. How many times do we uncover that John Doe working let’s say as a business consultant with lots of expectations, climbing up the corporate ladder very fast within a short span of time and comes into the limelight of management due to his strong […]
Is your manufacturing plant robust enough to protect Operational Technologies?
Organized cybercriminals are leaving no stone unturned to inflict huge losses to organizations. The financial impact of data breaches is increasing and the IT security teams in most of the industries are facing a myriad of challenges, mainly related to access controls. Manufacturing organizations are no exception. Cyber crooks target Operational Technologies (OT) such as […]
Malicious Insiders: The Biggest threat to Privileged accounts
Digital revolution– Big Data Analytics, Cloud Computing– has helped improving IT operational efficiency, decision-making as well as return on investments (ROI). However, with every passing day, the types of IT threats are also getting complex and sophisticated. With the number of critical systems, databases, and applications increasing rapidly, the number of privileged users is simultaneously […]
Time to shore-up inner periphery with Privileged Access Management
After the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulation came into effect in May 2018, the global organizations dealing with data of European citizens have reinforced their IT security infrastructure to comply with the security mandates of the regulation. In spite of that, it has been found that GDPR has imposed heavy penalty on multiple organizations […]
