I’m sure we can all agree there’s a lot of noise in the cybersecurity marketplace surrounding technology. Which security solutions do what? When it comes to mitigating insider threats, which tools address the problem and what are the strengths and weaknesses of each? Forrester Senior Analyst, Joseph Blankenship, shared his perspective on the insider threat […]
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With season 3 of Mr. Robot coming back strong in its premiere, we took a closer look at some of Elliot’s hacking techniques. Hollywood films and TV shows are notorious for butchering how hackers really operate. Shows like CSI love to casually drop lines like “I’ll create a GUI interface using visual basic to track […]
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Mitigating the Dangers of Remote Login Accounts
When strengthening your insider threat security posture, it is crucial that third party access is not over looked. The term “insider” is defined as a current or former employee, contractor, or business partner who has or had authorized access to the organization’s network, systems, or data. An insider threat is when an insider intentionally or […]
10 Ways ObserveIT Goes Beyond Session Recording
Your biggest asset is also your biggest risk. The greatest security challenge organizations face today is people – vendors, contractors, privileged users and business users… the insiders with access to key systems, critical assets and data. It is important security and IT teams leverage user activity monitoring tools to help combat insider threats , bridge compliance […]
Defending Against Insider Threats in Healthcare
It is no secret security breaches from both external and internal threats continue to plague the healthcare sector. However, according to a recent HIMSS report, the majority of healthcare organizations appear to be fighting back in a big way. The 2017 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey is based on the findings of a 2017 poll of 126 healthcare IT […]
Game of Thrones Characters Victimized by Insider Threats
Indian police hold four individuals following the online leak of several episodes of the hit TV show “Game of Thrones”. Early signs pointed to the reported breach of 1.5 terabytes of data taken from HBO, but a watermark on the video led to one of HBO’s third party distributors, Star India. A statement has been […]
Game of Thrones Battle with Insider Threats
Game of thrones, once again, becomes an allegory for Information Security’s battle with insider threat considering the news surrounding the leaks of episodes 4 and 6 of Season 7 of the HBO megahit. The HBO Security team channels Daenerys as they decide whether to look beyond the Wall or move on King’s Landing; do they focus […]