In Configuration We [Still] Trust
It has been roughly a year since we released our original paper titled “In Configuration We Trust.” The goal of that research was to try to draw awareness to the fact that a lot of security improvement can be made simply by how you architect your network and configure your operating systems and applications. These…
Least Privilege Can Help Solve IT Negligence
The Ponemon Institute along with Trend Micro recently surveyed more than 700 ITprofessionals on the subject of the human factor in data breaches. According to the survey, 78 percent of respondents have experienced a data breach as a result of negligent or malicious employees or other insiders. This doesn’t surprise us here at BeyondTrust. We…
Missed it Live? On Demand March VEF Now Available + Live Q&A Answered
Miss our live Vulnerability Expert Forum webinar earlier this week? Never fear, I’ve put the recording + slides + Q&A all together here for your convenience. Take your pick.
Identity Management is Best in Enterprise Security
I think we’re all familiar with the concept of “good, better, best.” This theory allows us to measure how our actions rank against whatever end goal we may have established. In order to achieve our goals, we have to be sure our choices and our actions are “best,” as settling for “good” or “better” could…
Patching is Still a Challenge? Yup.
eEye has always taken a “zero gap” approach to our threat management product strategy. That thinking has been the driver for our market firsts in support for new technologies such as cloud, mobile, and virtualization vulnerability management. These new technologies bring tremendous benefits, but they also bring risks with them as well, which must be…
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – March 2012
March – the month that brings us spring training, NCAA March Madness, Pi Day, and St. Patrick’s Day (including the requisite Shamrock Shake). To go along with these exciting events, Microsoft has chipped in with six security bulletins for the March edition of Patch Tuesday.
Do You Know Where Your Linux/UNIX Users Are?
Or even who they are? Sure you do, you say. You have someone responsible for managing Linux and UNIX user accounts. She manages the user store, grants user access to specific Linux/UNIX servers, and assigns specific privileges to users on those servers. When someone leaves the company, she makes sure the specific user accounts are…
Insider Threats Can Start from the Outside, Too
The term insider threats used to spark images of malicious employees stealing copies of filesor looking at information they weren’t supposed to, but in today’s complex world of technology, insider threats have evolved. According to a preliminary version of the Verizon 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, 92 percent of attacks analyzed were external in origin,…
Granular Control is Gold
If you haven’t noticed, there are some things in our enterprises that we just can’t afford to leave generic. Certain things need to be fine-tuned and customized in ensure the success (and security) of each individual company. One of these is the level of privilege each user has. You need to be able to define…
Helping Executives Understand Least Privilege
I think it’s a given that each organization is different. With unique personalities and diverse corporate cultures, every enterprise is faced with a different set of challenges. Especially when it comes to IT priorities – every business places different importance and priorities in different places. Security is one of the areas, however, that every company…
