Cyber insurance is a critical form of risk management, designed to mitigate the financial impact of a breach or other security incidents. By spreading the risk, it helps reduce the potentially catastrophic consequences to manageable levels. Cyber insurance is a fundamentally financial tool that is often handled by the financial or insurance arm of any organization, with strong involvement of the cyber security teams. While complex, this blog aims to simplify the essentials.

Safeguarding your data is not just an option—it’s a necessity. Cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, and your database could be the next target. Whether you’re managing sensitive customer information or intricate analytics, database security should be at the top of your priority list. This article dives deep into the top 7 database security best practices that will help you fortify your defenses.

Why is Privilege Access Management the linchpin of your cybersecurity strategy? Our guide delivers compelling insights into PAM—what it is, why it matters, and how the right privilege access management tactics fortify your defences against data breaches and compliance violations while securing sensitive data and critical systems.

How can your business develop and maintain identity and access management policies that safeguard your digital assets while providing appropriate access levels? In this guide, we explore the key elements of IAM policies, their critical role in organisational security, and offer actionable insights for crafting policies that align with both business needs and regulatory demands.

In a security landscape that no longer tolerates assumptions of trust, IAM Zero Trust offers a stringent approach to protect your network. Discover how to apply ‘never trust, always verify’ effectively in our comprehensive look at IAM Zero Trust principles.

Active Directory (AD), a Microsoft Windows directory service, helps maintain a robust security perimeter within enterprise environments. It helps your business enforce security policies, assign permissions and mitigate security risks within the network. Let’s say your business’s IT infrastructure is a fortress, wherein AD acts as the gatekeeper controlling who enters and what they have access to.

Cyber attackers relentlessly scour online resources for vulnerabilities, particularly within software solutions. Despite the best efforts of dev teams and quality assurance processes, maintaining a defensive edge is a relentless challenge. Unfortunately, vulnerabilities persist, especially in trusted software solutions used by companies as the cornerstone of their cybersecurity posture, such as privileged access management (PAM).

Imagine this: a sales representative at your company needs to update customer information in your CRM system. She enters her login credentials, but the system rejects them. After a frustrating series of password resets and calls to IT, she finally gains access. But her ordeal isn't over yet. She still needs to log into several other applications: the marketing automation platform, the customer support portal and the internal communication tool – each with its own unique username and password.

In part two of this blog series, we will look at how One Identity can support SAP environments from an Identity and Access Management (IAM) perspective. As SAP Identity Management (IDM) reaches its end-of-maintenance, customers will need to explore alternatives for their identity management landscapes. Here is a list of some key elements to consider.

In today’s increasingly complex digital landscape, safeguarding sensitive data has never been more critical. Yet, many organizations grapple with balancing accessibility and security within their databases. Enter the concept of least privilege access, a pivotal strategy designed to minimize vulnerabilities by ensuring users have only the permissions essential for their role. However, scaling this principle across large-scale environments poses unique challenges and opportunities.