BeyondTrust
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Featuring guest speaker, Cyber Security Scientist, Keynote Speaker, Author, Founder and CEO at Secure Anchor Consulting, Dr. Eric Cole

Passwords are a primary means by which organizations help ensure access for those who need it, while keeping out potential attackers and others who lack proper authorization. While passwords are a fundamental piece of authentication,, organizations struggle mightily in implementing and enforcing strong password security. In one recent example of egregious password management malpractice, a Fortune 50 company’s external severs were found to have simple and default passwords on them, such as “password”.

The stakes are even higher when it comes to privileged users and accounts, but this is actually the area where organizations struggle the most. In this webinar with industry expert Dr. Eric Cole, learn how to rein in password sprawl and enforce best practices for privileged password management to dial down your organization’s cyber risk, while also better positioning you to meet increasingly stringent compliance demands. Tune in to learn:

  • Simple fixes to common cybersecurity privileged credential errors and oversights
  • How implementing layers of privilege management helps prevent hacker intrusions
  • Privileged password management concepts and tactics, and how to build access barriers
  • How to Identify the improper use of password encryption methods and how to fix them

Dr. Eric Cole

Cyber Security Scientist | Keynote Speaker | Author | Founder and CEO at Secure Anchor Consulting

Dr. Cole is an industry-recognized security expert with over 20 years of hands-on experience. Dr. Cole has experience in information technology with a focus on helping customers focus on the right areas of security by building out a dynamic defense. Dr. Cole has a master's degree in computer science from NYIT and a doctorate from Pace University with a concentration in information security. He served as CTO of McAfee and Chief Scientist for Lockheed Martin.

Dr. Cole is the author of several books, including Advanced Persistent Threat, Hackers Beware, Hiding in Plain Sight, Network Security Bible 2nd Edition, and Insider Threat. He is the inventor of over 20 patents and is a researcher, writer, and speaker. He is also a member of the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th President and several executive advisory boards. Dr. Cole is the founder and an executive leader at Secure Anchor Consulting where he provides leading-edge cyber security consulting services, expert witness work, and leads research and development initiatives to advance the state-of-the-art in information systems security. Dr. Cole was the lone inductee into the InfoSec European Hall of Fame in 2014.

Dr. Cole is actively involved with the SANS Technology Institute (STI) and is a SANS faculty Fellow and course author who works with students, teaches, and develops and maintains courseware.