Many organisations are upgrading their firewalls to stop APTs but this only offers protection from external attacks and internal traffic routed through the trusted zones.
As an IT Security Manager, the breath of this central role is broad and continually changing.
Countless Victims
Ransom notes aren’t written with cut out newspaper letters anymore, but in computer code.
Well, the 5th to be precise, but here’s why you should be panicking…
What is Privileged Access Management?
The key is to understand the significance of the word “Privileged.”
A privileged user is someone who has administrative access to critical systems. For instance, the individual who can set up and delete email accounts on a Microsoft Exchange Server is a privileged user. The word is not accidental. Like any privilege, it should only be extended to trusted people. Only those seen as responsible can be trusted with “root” privileges like the ability to change system configurations, install software, change user accounts or access secure data. Of course, from a security perspective, it never makes sense to unconditionally trust anyone. That’s why even trusted access needs to be controlled and monitored. And, of course, privileges can be revoked at any time.
