In previous articles we outlined the three main pillars of identity management. To recap, they are: Identity and Authentication Management (IAM) – the core of identity management used to verify the identity of users and systems requesting access, authenticate them, and then authorise access to the systems and data they are allowed to use. Privileged […]
In a previous article, we outlined the three pillars of identity management at a high level. They are: Identity and Authentication Management (IAM) – the core of identity management used to verify the identity of users and systems requesting access, authenticate them, and then authorise access to the systems and data they are allowed to use. […]
The battle to keep IT and OT (Operational Technology) systems secure from cybercriminals, and to prevent accidental data leakage, is an ongoing task. Malicious adversaries are just as smart as those who seek to protect systems from attack. As protections are put in place then, as night follows day, ways to circumvent them are discovered […]
Protecting modern business systems from unauthorised access, and ensuring that data breaches do not occur, requires a multi-faceted cybersecurity strategy. A vital component of the strategy is to ensure that all access to systems and data is controlled by robust identification and authentication procedures. The access requests that need controlled can be from staff, customers, […]
Applications are the core of most IT-related activity. Ultimately at the end of each work process that generates or manipulates data, there will be people using applications. These applications can be web apps in a browser, mobile apps on smartphones or tablets, or traditional desktop or centralised database-backed business applications. Today these applications are frequently […]
Hiring, and retaining, skilled infosec and cybersecurity experts is challenging. As is keeping general staff members informed about the latest phishing, ransomware, and other malware attacks that might appear in their email or messaging apps. You can deploy the best security infrastructure available, and keep it up to date, but if the people within an […]