BeyondTrust is proud to have been named a Leader in The Forrester WaveTM: Privileged Identity Management, Q4 2020. BeyondTrust was among the 10 most significant Privileged Identity Management vendors that Forrester invited to participate in its Q4 2020 Forrester Wave evaluation. Read on to learn more about this year’s PIM Wave and to download your own complimentary copy.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has strained healthcare organizations across the globe. As they struggle to manage coronavirus cases while also delivering their core services, they’ve been stretched thin and cybercriminals were quick to pounce. While most of us see COVID-19 as a threat to our safety and security, and a time for our to unite together to defeat a common enemy (the virus), threat actors see it as a prime opportunity to exploit weaknesses and achieve profits..
The Orca research study evaluated 2,218 virtual appliance offerings across 540 vendors. Orca scanned known vulnerabilities as well as other risks to provide an objective assessment score and ranking. Orca uncovered an astonishing 401,571 vulnerabilities across all solutions assessed! BeyondTrust is proud to be one of a small, rarefied sliver of vendors that stood tall in the Orca study. Our BeyondInsight virtual appliance for our privileged access management (PAM) platform earned an A+ grade, along with less than 8% of all offerings in the study. No security issues were found with the BeyondTrust virtual appliance.
Service Accounts are increasingly popular with cybercriminals, and it’s easy to see why. Service accounts can present a huge hidden risk. What is a Service Account? In the simplest form, a Service Account is used as a replacement for a human account.
The early versions of PAM were based on the secure storage of a text secret or file. They essentially followed a paradigm of securing a user-based secret in the form of an account. The list of assigned users to that secret did not consider where the credentials were actually being used, nor if the account was unique, shared, or adhering to password security principles, such as password complexity.
A new ServiceNow Customer Service Management (CSM) and BeyondTrust Remote Support integration boosts the ability of customer-facing support organizations to deliver fast, pinpoint problem-solving that removes layers and steps of potential hassle and redundancy from the support experience. This integration between ServiceNow’s best-in-class solution for Incident and Support Management with the industry’s most secure, powerful, and complete Remote Support solution outright eliminates the manual steps that continue to drag down Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) and bog down your Support teams.
What new cybersecurity trends, threats, and events can we expect to emerge in 2021 and beyond? Before we go there, let’s consider what we have learned now that 2020 is winding down.
Earlier this month, four IT security leaders participated in BeyondTrust’s Linkedin Live event: The Scariest Things I Ever Heard from my Security Team. Our participants engaged in an open conversation about close encounters with peril and “game over” catastrophes. They also probed through the depths of their nightmares, candidly sharing the security threats keeping them up at night, and more importantly, why. Learn more and read the interview transcript.
What is the difference between authentication (AuthN) versus authorization (AuthZ)? While these two fundamental security terms are often confused with each other, the only real similarity is they both begin with the letter “A” and are linked by an account. In concept, one verifies the account (authentication) and the other sanctions (authorization) the account to perform a task. Because these terms are so fundamental, it’s crucial to understand the difference between them, and the implications for each when the concepts are blended.
Cyber Defense Magazine has released its list of the Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity for 2020, and we are pleased to announce that Liz Shulof, Chief Marketing Officer of BeyondTrust, was chosen for this prestigious award.
Welcome to Patch Tuesday, October 2020. This month, Microsoft has patched 87 vulnerabilities with 11 of these vulnerabilities deemed as Critical by Microsoft. Six vulnerabilities were publicly disclosed prior to patching, but have not been exploited in the wild yet.
BeyondTrust is pleased to announce the latest releases for two of our industry-leading products, Privilege Management for Windows (PMW) and Password Safe (PS) These releases reflect our commitment to innovation, portfolio integration, and listening to our customers. The newest Password Safe release also delivers on the #1 requested item on the BeyondTrust Ideas Portal.
