We are now firmly in the era of agile software methodology and cloud hosting. New incarnations of the agile methodology continue to emerge regularly, promising greater flexibility and economy for the IT department as well as greater strategic agility for the business. But these processes also introduce new risks...
Industrial entities typically run two parallel sets of information technology systems: Corporate IT and Industrial Control Systems (ICS). Due to the proprietary nature of most ICSs and their unique usage requirements, ICSs tend to have quite different security capabilities from their corporate IT brethren.
Password vaults are an important part of locking down your privileged accounts. However, they are not sufficient for ensuring either the security or the auditability of those privileged accounts. While password vaults prevent direct root access to your devices, applications, and systems… password vaults by themselves do not provide visibility nor control over privileged user actions. This requires robust session management.
Let’s explore the generic advantages of integrating SIEM with PAM, and look at the specific integration of Splunk with the Wallix AdminBastion (WAB) Suite.
For Industrial Control Systems, often described as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), availability and safety are the two top priorities. However, security has now become a major issue and therefore must not be ignored.
