--- title: IT Security & High Risk Users Management Blog | WALLIX | Mitigating External Attacks (4) description: Mitigating External Attacks | News and views from Wallix about Securing Third Party Access, Preventing Cyber-Attacks and Insider Threat, Complying to IT Regulations (4) --- [![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/renforcer-la-securite-a-la-conception.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/reinforcing-security-by-design) ## [The Cyber Interview: Keys to reinforcing security by design](https://blog.wallix.com/reinforcing-security-by-design) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jan 18, 2018 6:38:43 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/reinforcing-security-by-design#comments-listing) During an earlier interview on the [challenges relating to security by design and connected objects (IoT)](https://blog.wallix.com/security-by-design-and-the-iot), Julien Patriarca, Professional Services Director at WALLIX and cybersecurity expert for more than a decade, tackled the issue of responsibility with regard to security. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/reinforcing-security-by-design) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/securite-a-la-conception-et-objets-connectes.jpeg)](https://blog.wallix.com/security-by-design-and-the-iot) ## [The Cyber Interview: Security by design and the IoT — who’s responsible?](https://blog.wallix.com/security-by-design-and-the-iot) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jan 18, 2018 6:23:04 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/security-by-design-and-the-iot#comments-listing) As digital technology and the Internet undergo constant change, users’ habits shift along with them, magnifying as a result their demands for speed and availability on the objects and tools that they use on a daily basis. But, the rush to digitalize everything to make life easier turns the spotlight on the challenges of cybersecurity in digital technology. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/security-by-design-and-the-iot) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/ICS%20security%20-%20PAM%20-%20header.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/ics-security) ## [ICS Security | Using PAM for Industrial Control Systems Security](https://blog.wallix.com/ics-security) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Dec 7, 2017 5:22:26 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/ics-security#comments-listing) [Industrial control systems (ICS)](https://blog.wallix.com/ics-cybersecurity/?blog=yes) are critical to numerous industry operations and have become high-profile targets for cybercriminals who may infiltrate ICS to cause damage to the systems themselves or use the systems to gain access to other parts of a corporate IT infrastructure. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/ics-security) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/uber-hack-pam.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/uber-hack-pam) ## [Understanding the Uber hack with Privileged Access Management (PAM)](https://blog.wallix.com/uber-hack-pam) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Nov 29, 2017 4:08:56 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/uber-hack-pam#comments-listing) - The data of 57 million users has been stolen from Uber. - Malicious intruders managed to gain access to a GitHub private coding site used by some Uber software engineers, find AWS credentials, and use them to steal private data. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/uber-hack-pam) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/PAM%20for%20financial%20services%20-%20header.jpeg)](https://blog.wallix.com/pam-for-financial-services) ## [PAM for Financial Services: Preventing Cyber-Attacks in Finance](https://blog.wallix.com/pam-for-financial-services) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Nov 20, 2017 2:42:53 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/pam-for-financial-services#comments-listing) All organizations understand the need to have strong cybersecurity measures in place to protect personal and corporate data. Financial services, in particular, have an increased need for advanced security with both money and personal data at risk.  [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/pam-for-financial-services) [\[fa icon="angle-double-left"\] Prev](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks/page/3) [All posts](https://blog.wallix.com/all) [Next \[fa icon="angle-double-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks/page/5) ### SIGN UP to receive our best articles! ## [![Get Access to our white paper : The Insider Threats Comic Book](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/514643/21e4442a-b1c5-4e98-a7c1-54de89072624.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/514643/21e4442a-b1c5-4e98-a7c1-54de89072624) - Recent - Popular - Categories ### Lists by Topic - [Preventing Insider Threat (91)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/preventing-insider-threat) - [Mitigating External Attacks (81)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) - [Reaching IT Compliance (58)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/reaching-it-compliance) - [Controlling Third Party Access (33)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/controlling-third-party-access) - [WALLIX Products (29)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/wallix-products) - [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance (15)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) - [Improving Cybersecurity (8)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/improving-cybersecurity) - [Cloud Security (4)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/cloud-security) - [Events (2)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/events) [![Get Access to our White paper : Major misconceptions about IT security](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/514643/ce3632c6-744e-4bca-919e-6795f7c73b63.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/514643/ce3632c6-744e-4bca-919e-6795f7c73b63) ### Posts by Topic - [Preventing Insider Threat (91)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/preventing-insider-threat) - [Mitigating External Attacks (81)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks) - [Reaching IT Compliance (58)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/reaching-it-compliance) - [Controlling Third Party Access (33)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/controlling-third-party-access) - [WALLIX Products (29)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/wallix-products) - [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance (15)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) - [Improving Cybersecurity (8)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/improving-cybersecurity) - [Cloud Security (4)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/cloud-security) - [Events (2)](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/events) see all #### About Us WALLIX is a software company offering privileged access management solutions to help enterprises, public organizations and cloud service providers protect their critical IT assets including data, servers, terminals and connected devices. #### More Links - [Homepage](http://www.wallix.com/) - [Blog](https://blog.wallix.com/) - [Wallix](http://www.wallix.com/company/) #### Contact us \[fa icon="phone"\] [Get the right number](http://www.wallix.com/contact/) \[fa icon="envelope"\] [sales@wallix.com](mailto:sales@wallix.com) \[fa icon="home"\] [Find the right location](http://www.wallix.com/contact/) #### Follow Us Copyright® 2026 | Wallix - Trace, Audit & Trust \[fa icon="chevron-up"\] ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/880438901/?value=0&guid=ON&script=0)