Seven Ways to Protect Your Organization’s Privileged Accounts

guest · Jun 25, 2018

Seven Ways to Protect Your Organization’s Privileged Accounts
June 25, 2018
https://www.cso.com.au/article/642926/seven-ways-protect-your-organization-privileged-accounts/

Many high-profile breaches have one thing in common: They were accomplished through the compromise of passwords. In many cases, end-user passwords are initially hacked through various social engineering techniques. Then permissions are escalated to gain access to more privileged accounts — the keys to the kingdom. This unauthorized access can easily go undetected for weeks or even months, allowing hackers to see and steal information at their convenience.

Unfortunately, many IT users lack a full understanding of how privileged accounts function, as well as the risks associated with their compromise and misuse. That makes them and their organizations much more vulnerable to potential monetary and reputational damage from increasing threats.

Privileged account management (PAM) doesn’t have to be an insurmountable challenge. Any organization can control, protect, and secure its privileged accounts (and make the hacker’s job more difficult) with these practical tips: [...]
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