A remote support solution fit for the enterprise (whether an SMB, an MSP, or a large multinational) should be secure, user-friendly, allow for intelligent collaboration, and provide five-star customer support. And today, the ability to scale support and to be up and fully operational—fast—has never been more important.
Over the past several decades as a security professional, I’ve witnessed countless security architectures, and been privy to decisions for policies and implementations. Perhaps the most reckless recurring security practice I’ve continually observed over the years is the installation of an organization’s VPN (virtual private network) software on an employee’s home computer for remote access. Simply put, BYOD and VPN should never mix or co-exist. Today, with the largescale move to go remote to support social distancing and help mitigate the Coronavirus health threat, the flaws of this practice are being hastily multiplied exponentially, and the damage will be reflected in widespread malware infections, corrupted systems, breached data, and organizations that get outright “owned”.
To help reduce the risk of cyberattacks, including credential theft, keyloggers, and brute-force attacks, BeyondTrust and Okta have integrated their solutions to allow out-of-the-box connection of multi-factor authentication (MFA) with single sign on (SSO) and Privilege Access Management (PAM).
The seventh edition of our popular Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report has arrived. The unique research provides comprehensive insight into a year’s worth of vulnerability disclosures by Microsoft in 2019.
In my Linux Attack and Defense webinar series, I demonstrate attacks on Linux systems, then show how proactive security hardening could block the attacks. The immense value of proactive hardening is that it can eliminate security vulnerabilities that you don’t even know are present. This blog explores cyber defense measures learned from an Office Space-themed CTF.
What is a shared account? The simplest definition of a shared account is: a privileged account in an organization that multiple employees co-use. A shared account can be used for applications, services. impersonation, scheduled tasks, or common asset access. Organizations do not need to use shared accounts—it’s a choice based on their unique requirements and the potential fit for their IT environment Learn how shared accounts can be leveraged to improve IT administration, as well as the risks and benefits.
BeyondTrust is closely following the news related to the global Coronavirus epidemic. Our highest priority is the health and welfare of our employees, our customers and their families.
Last month, BeyondTrust hosted its 2020 Americas Partner Summit in Sonoma, California. More than 100 technology and channel partners (global system integrators, value added resellers, managed service providers, etc.) joined the BeyondTrust Executive Leadership Team and a diverse, cross-functional array of BeyondTrust team members at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa for three days packed with content, networking, and, of course, a little fun.We also announced our 2019 Americas Partner Award winners.
Quite suddenly, hundreds, if not thousands, of organizations in areas around the globe affected by Covid-19 (coronavirus) are suspending office work and mandating that their employees work remotely. While some companies may have solid disaster recovery plans in place, few are likely prepared for a large-scale shift to telecommuting that could extend well beyond weeks. It’s an enormous, unplanned stress test for remote access.
Patch Tuesday March 2020 saw patches for 115 vulnerabilities from Microsoft. None of the Microsoft vulnerabilities were disclosed prior to patching, and none are under active exploitation.
This award recognizes companies that have most effectively leveraged cloud computing in their efforts to bring new, differentiated services and solutions to market – and we are thrilled to win!
Forgive me in advance if this in any way adds to the noise and not the signal surrounding COVID-19 (colloquially known as the coronavirus), but it would be hard to recap RSA 2020 without mentioning the backdrop that impacted the massive congregation with each passing day. The theme for this year’s RSA event was "Human Element" which turned out to be uncannily appropriate considering the always apparent risk of each otherwise innocuous attendee.
