Devices connected through the Internet of Things pose a significant risk to enterprises and governments alike. In fact, analyst firm Forrester predicts a large-scale IoT security breach will occur in 2017.
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Despite dramatic media coverage, most breaches in cyber security are not caused by nation-state attacks carried out by sophisticated hackers. Far too often businesses try to save face by blaming attacks on state actors when they have failed to make proper cybersecurity investments that leave them vulnerable to amateur hackers.
Authored by Amar Singh, CEO of the Cyber Management Alliance, this white paper helps to debunk some of the myths and misconceptions surrounding why most cyberattacks succeed. Plus, it offers recommendations on what companies can do to deny and disrupt threats from outside attackers and malicious insiders.
With privileged account credentials a favorite target of hackers, it’s critical that you have password protection policies in place to prevent unauthorized access and demonstrate security compliance. Thycotic and Information Shield make it easy for you.
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Millions of employees using social media accounts represent a major workplace risk if/when those accounts are compromised. Once hacked, a social network account can easily provide access to information that gives hackers access to other facets of users’ lives, such as their work computers and email accounts.
To make matters worse, large social networks don’t remind or make clear to users the risks associated with weak passwords, or never changing their passwords. In fact, new social network platforms allow for a single logon that is linked to multiple social media accounts so that users can avoid having to remember multiple passwords for multiple accounts.
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While 80% consider PAM security a high priority nearly two-thirds still rely on manual methods to manage privileged accounts and only one in ten have implemented an automated commercial solution.
The results are especially alarming when you consider that privileged account passwords and access are a prime target for hackers and one of the biggest cyber security risks for breaching the defenses of any organization.
Thycotic’s survey of hacker attendees at Black Hat 2016 in Las Vegas shows overwhelming support for data privacy among respondents. Yet, in a seeming contradiction of their own beliefs, nearly half said they would be willing to hack your password for a fee if asked by the FBI.
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Bottom line: more than 77% of Black Hat survey hackers believe no password is safe from hackers, or the government for that matter.
Mainframe privileged accounts are prime targets for hackers, giving them complete access to your critical systems. Yet far too many organizations still have mainframe privileged accounts that are unknown, unmanaged, and unprotected.
Today’s Mainframes are No Longer Secure – and it Impacts You More than You’d Think
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