Industrial Control Systems (ICS) are used to remotely control and monitor a variety of industrial enterprises like manufacturing, electricity, water, oil, and gas. The systems operate mostly on remote commands that are pushed to physical stations and devices. These systems are crucial in controlling and monitoring operations to ensure ongoing operations and safety for the surrounding community.
Few people want to talk about the nitty-gritty of IT Security productivity, but the reality is that companies are spending ever-increasing amounts on IT security so productivity is a topic that isn’t going away.
In the world of cybersecurity, Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions are increasingly attractive to companies and organizations. PAM solutions help protect their most sensitive data and systems from cyber threats.
But how do you properly implement these solutions? Our cybersecurity expert outlines 3 critical steps to privileged access management in this exclusive interview.
Organizations are increasingly outsourcing the maintenance of applications to third parties. Providers of this type of service range from global giants like IBM and HPE to smaller, specialized firms as well as cloud service providers. There is much to like about the idea of having someone else maintain your applications. It is often less expensive than having in-house staff handle the workload. Plus, you don’t have to be concerned with retaining (or losing) application skillsets in your IT department.
The number of security breaches attributed to third parties continues to rise – the IRS was hit by a wave of attacks last year and let’s not forget the infamous Target breach of 2013 that saw 40 million debit and credit card details leaked - yet a PwC Global State of Information Security Survey found that 74% of companies do not even have a complete inventory of all third parties that handle personal data of their employees and customers, are completely unaware that they’re over-sharing data and often don’t even know who officially “owns” the third party relationship.
