The latest release of Privilege Management for Windows and Mac delivers enhancements for macOS, including TouchID support, messaging, and BeyondTrust Password Safe integration. Features now available in cloud deployments include a new user interface, SIEM integration, and a compliance dashboard.
The accelerated adoption of cloud-based solutions and other aspects of digital transformation have propelled an explosion of privileged credentials and secrets used by applications, automated workflows, and other non-human identities. Implementing secrets management practices is necessary to remain agile and innovative, while maintaining a strong security posture. BeyondTrust DevOps Secret Safe is a built-for-DevOps security solution that addresses these operating demands. Read on for highlights of new features and enhancements now available with the release of BeyondTrust DevOps Secrets Safe 21.1.
BeyondTrust has just launched version 21.1 of our market-leading Privileged Remote Access solution, which empowers IT/OT teams to control, manage, and audit remote privileged access by authorized employees, contractors, and vendors—without compromising security. With Privileged Remote Access, organizations can enforce least privilege, exert granular control and visibility, and layer on advanced credential security over remote access for both employees and third-parties. The latest release includes several enhancements and new, market-leading capabilities that improve automation, expand connections to additional devices, and more!
With millions of hard-to-fill global cybersecurity job openings and a seemingly relentless increase in malware, cyberattacks, and breaches, the world is dire need of more IT security professionals. As an industry, we should act with a sense of urgency and mindfulness about how we will fill these open roles.
In this release, Password Safe has added support for new platforms, introduces key access policy enhancements, and provides an extensive set of additional API endpoints to support working with Team Passwords. BeyondTrust has also enhanced the integration between its BeyondInsight platform and Password Safe with Privilege Management for Windows and Mac (PMWM), our market-leading endpoint privilege management solution. These new features and capabilities save IT operations and security teams time, providing stronger security and greater flexibility. Continue reading for more highlights on this latest release.
Administrative rights can be some of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of any malicious agent. Look at any enterprise breach of the last few years and you will see admin accounts almost invariably play a central role.
The future is always in front of us. As we look at our overall business objectives, supporting the growth of our people is a critical component of achieving overall company success. BeyondTrust is committed to meeting the development needs of our workforce - both within and outside of their functions.
As digital transformation connects even more people businesses, educators, and students, the opportunities for cybercriminals have never been more expansive. While organizations have been making strides in modernizing or creating new cyber-awareness programs for their employees, what about all the kids and students who are connected today—even forced to be connected—to remain relevant with their education through E-Learning? What are we doing to better prepare them for this increasingly digital-first era?
Cyber-attacks on critical OT infrastructure have been on a stratospheric trajectory, increasing 2000% in recent years! Audacious attacks have been launched on everything from nuclear plants to water treatment facilities. In fact, a poisoning attack at a Florida water treatment facility was particularly scary because of how easily an attacker gained sensitive access via inadequate password management and how they were able to leverage unsophisticated actions via a consumer-grade remote access tool within the environment to order the system to increase the amount of lye in the water.
The terms allow list, block list (also called deny list), and application control are frequently used or referred to in IT security. However, while these terms are often used interchangeably, it’s important to understand the distinctions of each.
True story - An end user confided in me about a password sharing predicament that got him in hot water with his IT and Human Resources departments. The employee’s corporate-issued computing device needed some IT maintenance. So, IT requested the end user share his password so IT could resolve the issue. However, the employee objected to the password sharing request and asked for IT to just reset his password. That way, the employee could perform a password change without ever exposing his password.
Today, cloud vendor lock-in fears of the past seem overblown. Instead of choosing one cloud or another, organizations are simply choosing both, or to be more precise, many! Most organizations aren’t merely in the cloud—they’re in many clouds (PaaS, IaaS), and their end users regularly consume dozens, or even hundreds, of different SaaS applications. A McAfee study published a couple years back reported the average organization used 1,935 cloud services. And that number has almost certainly ballooned further since then.
