The Last Watchdog

JUNE 23, 2021

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. This applies to established companies migrating to cloud infrastructure as well as to digital native startups. Related: How ‘PAM’ improves authentication.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 6, 2021

As digital transformation kicks into high gear, it’s certainly not getting any easier to operate IT systems securely, especially for small- and medium-sized businesses. Some context: privileged accounts first arose 20 years ago as our modern business networks took shape. A few key takeaways: How SMBs got here.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

Turns out it was possible for a threat actor to flood GLIBC with data , take control of it, and then use it as a launch point for stealing passwords, spying on users and attempting to usurp control of other computers. Privilege account credentials are widely available for sale. This is where PowerShell comes back into play.

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