--- title: IT Security & High Risk Users Management Blog | WALLIX | Mitigating External Attacks (15) description: Mitigating External Attacks | News and views from Wallix about Securing Third Party Access, Preventing Cyber-Attacks and Insider Threat, Complying to IT Regulations (15) --- [![Wallix](https://blog.wallix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LOGO_WALLIX_2024_black+orange-3.png?width=3108&height=827&name=LOGO_WALLIX_2024_black+orange-3.png "Wallix")](http://www.wallix.com/) [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/514643/6f69a618-d11c-44ef-ad26-88703b7dcab4.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/514643/6f69a618-d11c-44ef-ad26-88703b7dcab4) # Inside IT Security & Privileged Users Management [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/snowden.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/5-things-we-learnt-at-infosecurity-europe-2015) ## [IT Security: 5 things we learnt at Infosecurity Europe](https://blog.wallix.com/5-things-we-learnt-at-infosecurity-europe-2015) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 18, 2015 12:30:00 PM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/5-things-we-learnt-at-infosecurity-europe-2015#comments-listing) Well it was that time of year again, except it wasn’t, as [Infosec](http://www.infosecurityeurope.com/) moved from its traditional home at Earls Court to Olympia at the start of June instead of April. The exhibition floor itself had a different feel about it too with that big glass ceiling pouring in natural light. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/5-things-we-learnt-at-infosecurity-europe-2015) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/The_IT_Security_Analyst_and_CISO_Forum.png)](https://blog.wallix.com/cisos-privileged-access-is-the-beast-we-still-havent-tamed) ## [CISOs: “Privileged access is the beast we still haven’t tamed”](https://blog.wallix.com/cisos-privileged-access-is-the-beast-we-still-havent-tamed) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jun 11, 2015 11:24:00 AM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/cisos-privileged-access-is-the-beast-we-still-havent-tamed#comments-listing) This week I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the IT Security Guru’s annual Analyst and CISO Forum here in London. A gathering of the great and the good from the analyst community and some cutting edge vendors were part of what proved to be a fascinating roundtable with 10 of the UKs top CISOs. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/cisos-privileged-access-is-the-beast-we-still-havent-tamed) [![](http://www.wallix.com/images/LivresBlancs/TechnicalPaperPCIDSS.png)](https://blog.wallix.com/are-disruptive-technologies-breaking-pci-compliance) ## [Are disruptive technologies breaking PCI compliance?](https://blog.wallix.com/are-disruptive-technologies-breaking-pci-compliance) \[fa icon="calendar'\] May 14, 2015 11:27:00 AM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/are-disruptive-technologies-breaking-pci-compliance#comments-listing)   Today more than two thirds of all payment transactions will use a card, meaning around $20 trillion in purchases will be on plastic by the end of 2015. This makes security an increasing priority for any business that handles card payments and data. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/are-disruptive-technologies-breaking-pci-compliance) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hs-fs/file-2828717268-jpg/blog-files/front-facing-camera_2.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-is-here-but-will-it-reward-good-security) ## [Cyber insurance is here, but will it reward good security?](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-is-here-but-will-it-reward-good-security) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Apr 23, 2015 3:42:31 PM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-is-here-but-will-it-reward-good-security#comments-listing) Last week the chief of Lloyds of London [claimed that his business had seen a 50% increase in demand for cyber insurance products in the first quarter of 2015](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/11516277/Cyber-risk-the-most-serious-threat-to-business-says-Lloyds-chief.html). The UK government working in partnership with insurance broker Marsh in Marsh has highlighted that around 98% of large UK companies have no form of insurance against a data breach or cyber-attack. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-is-here-but-will-it-reward-good-security) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hs-fs/file-2828717178-jpg/blog-files/identity-and-access-management-300x199.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/security-analysts-say-bad-password-and-user-management-puts-businesses-at-risk-of-an-insider-attack) ## [Security analysts say bad password and user management puts businesses at risk of an insider attack](https://blog.wallix.com/security-analysts-say-bad-password-and-user-management-puts-businesses-at-risk-of-an-insider-attack) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Apr 14, 2015 12:12:36 PM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.wallix.com/security-analysts-say-bad-password-and-user-management-puts-businesses-at-risk-of-an-insider-attack#comments-listing) What do you think poses the biggest insider risk in your business? There’s no doubt that the Snowden case has highlighted the danger posed, particularly by those users with elevated privileges and access to sensitive and valuable data. 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