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Controlling Lateral Movement in Unix and Linux Environments

Aug 15, 2018
Author:
Chad Erbe
Professional Services Architect, BeyondTrust
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Controlling Lateral Movement in Unix and Linux Environments
Chad Erbe
Professional Services Architect, BeyondTrust
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Perimeter security is an important piece of a holistic cybersecurity posture—but it’s just one piece. Once a threat actor (either a rogue insider who already has access, or an external attacker who pierces the perimeter) has a foothold within your network, the ability to restrict access from point to point, and to rapidly detect and respond to suspicious activity is imperative.

In our new technical brief, "Controlling Lateral Movement in Unix and Linux Environments", discover how to leverage BeyondTrust’s gold-standard privilege management solution, PowerBroker for Unix & Linux, to tighten access controls in your *NIX server environment and to prevent or stop threats before they morph into damaging security events. This paper will detail how to leverage PowerBroker for Unix & Linux to enforce the principles of a mature system access model as it applies to:

  • Identity Management
  • Access Control
  • Server Configuration and Monitoring
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