Every company has workers that have been there from the beginning and worked in every department. Knowledge of the company’s processes makes them valuable employees, but they can also access and put at risk lots of sensitive data. Regular user access reviews can help you mitigate this risk and safeguard your critical assets. Regularly reviewing user access is an essential part of access management.

Every company has workers that have been there from the beginning and worked in every department. Knowledge of the company’s processes makes them valuable employees, but they can also access and put at risk lots of sensitive data. Regular user access reviews can help you mitigate this risk and safeguard your critical assets. Regularly reviewing user access is an essential part of access management.

If you’re busy securing the perimeter, mandating strong authentication practices, and restricting software downloads, you may be missing the mark. (Just to be clear: if you are doing those things, keep it up. You’re off to a good start, and none of what follows here replaces classic and vital cybersecurity measures.) Protecting your organization from outside threats is foundational to any effective cybersecurity strategy.

Departing employees are a source of insider threats that often get overlooked. According to a study by Biscom, more than one in four departing employees steal data when leaving. Whether they do so out of negligence or with malicious intent, such cases can only have negative outcomes for organizations, from loss of competitive advantage to penalties for non-compliance with cybersecurity requirements.

Experts in the cybersecurity industry are becoming increasingly concerned about artificial intelligence attacks. A 2020 report from Forrester Consulting found that 88% of decision-makers in the security industry believed offensive AI was on the horizon, and almost two-thirds of them expected AI to lead new attacks.

Monitoring remote desktop protocol (RDP) connections to your infrastructure is essential for maintaining a secure IT environment and managing insider risks. Additionally, recording remote user activity on your organization’s servers and other critical endpoints is often a requirement of cybersecurity laws and regulations. This article will guide you on how to monitor RDP connections to your infrastructure server, Jump server, Citrix server, or any other endpoint with Ekran System Client installed.

Insider threats are an updated version of the wolf in sheep's clothing - the people we rely on to safeguard systems and data can sometimes be the ones who pose the greatest risk. From malicious actors to negligent employees, insider threats come in many forms and can have devastating consequences for organizations of all sizes. Who’s an Insider?

Many companies are concerned by the uptick in insider risk that’s come with the work-from-home boom. By one estimate, 58% of office workers work from home at least one day a week. This trend creates blind spots for companies. Managers see their employees less often, people work off network and on personal devices, and they keep schedules that don’t adhere to the previous more predictable hours.

Being a business leader in today’s business environment is no walk in the park. With over 2,200 cybersecurity attacks occurring daily, the task of protecting valuable business data adds an extra layer of complexity to your plate. How do you safeguard your crucial data, ensuring it’s not lost or compromised? You need a comprehensive Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategy fortified by the best IT security software.

System administrators hold the keys to your organization’s cybersecurity. However, their accounts can also be a source of cybersecurity risks to your company. Both cybercriminals and malicious administrators can exploit the elevated privileges for their own benefit. In this article, we explore key risks coming from admin accounts and offer seven effective best practices on how to protect administrative access to your organization’s critical systems and data.