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4 Steps to Protect SSH Keys: Stop Abuse of Privileged Access

SSH keys provide the highest level of access rights and privileges for servers, applications and virtual instances. Cyber criminals want this trusted status and invest considerable resources into acquiring and using SSH keys in their attacks. Even though SSH keys are the credentials that provide the most privileged...

How to Rethink Third-Party Access

Traditional responses to managing privileged and identity access often leave companies exposed because their focus is too narrow. Download this eBook to learn how your organization can revamp its PAM strategy by: Identifying blind spots in privilege sprawl; Rethinking third-party access; Adopting a new approach...

Don't Fall Prey to These Privilege Pitfalls

In addition to addressing the risk related to identity management for credentials, organizations must also consider how all types of privileged access impact their security posture. Download this whitepaper to: Learn why protecting remote access pathways is critical; Understand what to consider when securing...

10 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Platform Buying Criteria

True "next-generation" multi-factor authentication (MFA) platforms should be well equipped to manage the customer experience while providing the right level of security assurance at the right time, anytime. Download this e-book and learn ten criteria to look for in a robust MFA platform, including: Decentralized,...

What to Consider When it Comes to Third-Party Access

Whether it is insider or third-party privilege, locking down access has never been more important. The challenge is that the traditional responses to managing privileged access and identity access often leave companies exposed, because their focus is too narrow. Download this eBook on access management and...

Q4 2017 Security Transformation Study: Executive Report

In the Face of Advanced Threats, is Your Organization's Security Posture Reactive or Proactive? Today's most advanced threat actors - whether external or internal - are stealthier than ever and able to hide within one's systems for days, weeks or even months as they gather intel and prepare to strike. Sixty-one...

Decentralizing MFA Architecture: Drawbacks and Benefits

This eBook introduces IT professionals to next-generation multi-factor authentication (MFA), an approach to authentication that goes well beyond usernames and passwords to provide the right level of security assurance at the right time, anytime. Next-generation MFA also streamlines authentication while empowering...

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Dark Web Research: Criminals Pay Top Dollar for Your Certificates

It's frightening what criminals can buy on the dark web, but it's even scarier that they may be buying your own security certificates to use against you. Venafi recently sponsored a six-month investigation into the sale of digital code signing certificates on the dark web. Conducted with the Cyber Security Research...

Going Beyond Windows OS: Malware Protection for Mac OS & Mobile Android and iOS Platforms

Yes, malware commonly targets the Windows operating system. But if you limit malware analysis to Windows OS, you're leaving gaping vulnerabilities, says Christopher Kruegel of Lastline Inc. Here's how to maximize your analysis. One common limitation of malware analysis is that organizations focus too much of their...

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The Identity-Centric Approach to Security

Traditional identity and access management (IAM) controls, though extensive, are static. Once a malicious user gains access, they are free to exploit the system up to the extent of the account's set privileges. Download this whitepaper and learn how an identity-centric approach to security solves this problem...

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How to Protect Your Business Amid the Cybercrime Boom

The digital transformation has created a whole new set of attack surfaces that must be defended, in addition to the existing infrastructure you've been protecting for years. So how can you ensure your hybrid environments, administrative power, and automation tools are not exploited by an attacker? Download this...

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Protect Your Data the Way Banks Protect Your Money

The security model deployed by credit and debit card systems is significantly different than traditional corporate data security solutions. You may think the difference is Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. However, they are primarily best practices. PCI is not what makes payment card security special. Download...

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How to Use Threat Analytics to Prevent Breaches

As the threat landscape continues to evolve, you need a practical and robust way to protect privileged access in your enterprise. Analytics that detect new threats and automatically mitigate them are a great way to achieve this. Download this whitepaper and learn key steps to utilizing threat analytics such as how...

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Buyer's Guide for Certificate Management

As certificate counts within the average organization rise to tens of thousands, it has become exponentially harder to manage them effectively. Many organizations turn to their certificate authorities (CAs) to protect the keys and certificates that each CA issues. The basic tools CAs provide are certainly a step up...

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Digital Certificates: Next Generation Identity Access Management

Identity and Access Management (IAM) programs are becoming increasingly essential to securing critical systems and data; last year, companies spent $7 billion on IAM, most on protecting user credentials, but almost nothing protecting keys and certificates, the credentials that identify and authorize machine-to-machine...