Identity thefts and data breaches -
The aftermath of privileged access mismanagement

Cybercrime inflicted massive financial damage in 2023, costing companies an estimated $8 trillion worldwide....

Audrey Rose April 02, 2025

As cyberattacks evolve, password breaches continue to be one of the most exploited entry points for attackers ...

Kripaa Krishnamurthi March 26, 2025

Learn about Keeper pricing and user reviews. Choose the right plan for your needs and discover alternatives to make an informed password manager decision ...

Henry David March 21, 2025

In today’s digital era, as information sprawl accelerates and the number of interconnected devices grows ...

Shwetha Sankari Feburary 14, 2025

Password managers like LastPass have been helping users for decades to secure their accounts without the hassle of remembering ...

Joanna Sarah Feburary 07, 2025

Managing passwords for personal and professional accounts is a hassle—each credential is required to have a mix of letters, numbers ...

Liam Finn January 22, 2025

Managing and securing online credentials is crucial for individuals and businesses, particularly in finance, government, and healthcare ...

Henry David January 12, 2025

Managing passwords is easier said than done. While some people still jot down passwords in notepads or diaries, others end up reusing the same patterns—or worse ...

Liam Finn January 10, 2025

When researching top password managers, you are likely familiar with 1Password and Keeper. Both offer user-friendly interfaces ...

Audrey Rose Decemeber 24, 2024

Cloud PAM (Privileged Access Management) solutions have become ideal for securing privileged accounts and ensuring secure access ...

Liam Finn Decemeber 22, 2024

Cybercrime incidents are on the rise, with no signs of slowing. According to the Report business email compromises alone accounted ...

Joanna Sarah Decemeber 20, 2024

Whether you are operating a business in IT and BPO services, finance, insurance, healthcare, or manufacturing, cyber threats impact all organizations...

Henry David Decemeber 18, 2024

Choosing a password manager solution can be challenging, especially when both options are strong. 1Password and LastPass ...

Liam Finn December 05, 2024

Keeper has established itself as a formidable force in the password management domain, boasting millions of users worldwide...

Audrey Rose November 29, 2024

1Password has long been a go-to solution for many, offering a solid mix of security and features ...

Joanna Sarah November 14, 2024

When you search for password managers in Google, Bitwarden and 1Password often emerge as top considerations...

Henry David November 1, 2024

Are you concerned about keeping your sensitive information secure from breaches ...

Audrey Rose October 30, 2024

Cybersecurity is essential for all organizations due to the increasing frequency of cyber-attacks ...

Joanna Sarah October 11, 2024

Cyber attacks, insider exploitation and data leaks pose significant ...

Henry David September 09, 2024

Being a chief information security officer, network security manager, or IT ...

Audrey Rose September 06, 2024

MSPs deal with several clients across multi-tenant networks to manage their ...

Pooja Ramesh August 31, 2024

Mother of all breaches – Reinforces the need for enhanced password security ...

Zaheeruddin Ahmed February 07, 2024

Developers work with a variety of tools in the CI/CD pipeline and often experiment with a lot of things...

Shyam Senthilnathan January 25, 2024

Privileged accounts are the keys to your kingdom. Protecting and managing access to these sensitive...

Pradhyumnan December 21, 2023

Intune EPM (Now Microsoft Entra) helps organizations manage admin rights in a very basic manner ...

Shyam Senthilnathan October 10, 2023

The debate over giving unrestricted admin rights is a constant struggle between IT staff and employees in ...

Shyam Senthilnathan October 06, 2023

Hackers targeted the low-hanging fruit, launched an unsophisticated attack, and carried out a massive breach ...

Himaya Presthitha July 25, 2023

Passwords leaked from data breaches in the past continue to cause ripples in 2024, even amidst organizations with modern ...

Shyam Senthilnathan May 26, 2023

Cybersecurity is a growing concern for businesses of all sizes, as advanced hackers and cybercriminals constantly seek new ...

Zaheeruddin Ahmed December 27, 2022

As we move close to the end of the year, the horrors of Halloween continue to haunt the land down under. Media channels are ...

Rajaraman Viswanathan November 25, 2022

Participate in the Securden Thanksgiving 2022 campaign. All you have to do is simply tag fellow sysadmins and other designated ...

Zaheeruddin Ahmed November 21, 2022

As Halloween is dedicated to remembering the martyred, organizations falling victim to data breaches remind us of the importance ...

Shyam Senthilnathan October 20, 2022

Are you planning to participate in GITEX, Dubai? If yes, this is a great opportunity to meet our product experts and get a personalized ...

Zaheeruddin Ahmed October 10, 2022

As stories of trusted insiders causing information security breaches continue to unfold, it’s time organizations woke up to ...

Raja Viswanathan December 21, 2022

With the easy availability billions of compromised credentials on the dark web, and the practice of password reuse ...

Balasubramanian Venkatramani June 07, 2022

One of the most effective approaches to reducing risks is eliminating the local admin accounts altogether and ...

Raja Viswanathan May 17, 2022

Passwordstate, an enterprise password manager developed by Click Studios, suffered a supply chain attack between April 20 and April 22. The company ...

Jithukrishnan Apr 30, 2022

In the previous post, we dealt with the importance of local admin accounts, the associated security risks, and the need for managing them properly ...

Raja Viswanathan April 06, 2022

Passwords are omnipresent in our personal and business digital environments. An average person has at least a dozen passwords to remember for various accounts, and it is not ...

Jithukrishnan June 12, 2022

We are all too familiar with the local administrator account that gets created automatically when installing a Windows computer. The local admin is all ...

Raja Viswanathan March 19, 2022

Weak passwords, password reuse, password sharing, hard-coded credentials, lax measures to storing credentials are rampant even in big enterprises ...

Balasubramanian Venkatramani March 13, 2022

It is often said that the endpoints are the most vulnerable part of the network as they are increasingly becoming an entry ...

Raja Viswanathan December 08, 2021

The story of how a large government agency eliminated admin privileges on endpoints and implemented on-demand application elevation ...

Balasubramanian Venkatramani October 29, 2021

One of the worst fears of humanity came true last week. Ever since cyberattacks started increasing in variety affecting organizations of all ...

Balasubramanian Venkatramani Feburary 13, 2021

Last week, I came across an interesting research on cybersecurity practices during the past decade (2010-20) by Jean-Christophe Gaillard ...

Balasubramanian Venkatramani October 09, 2020

One of the most difficult aspects of security in a Windows environment is keeping visibility to and control over Windows privileges ...

Rajaraman Viswanathan August 24, 2020

Perpetrators of CWT ransomware attack recommend password rotation, admin rights removal, and application control as tips to prevent attacks ...

Balasubramanian Venkatramani August 03, 2020

There is arguably not a more important topic in the technology world today than security. Security can no longer be an afterthought for organizations serious ...

Rajaraman Viswanathan July 15, 2020