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Let’s say an IT server is built on an Operating System that is managed and maintained by administrators with varying degrees of access, whether the root for UNIX, local administrator for Windows or other sub-systems that have their own privileged service accounts. The same server may require middleware and...

Access issues run the gamut. Privileged access to assets may be open, or groups providing elevated rights may house hidden users or open access groups. Proper account deprovisioning may be overlooked. Regular user login accounts may even provide administrative access to hosts, databases or applications and you might not...

When’s the last time you really thought about privileged access? Maybe you’ve done the legwork with password vaulting, or have built your own in-house system. But overly complex IT infrastructure, regulatory requirements and technology sprawl further complicate the already costly and time-consuming management of privileged access. Data is truth....

SPHERE Technology Solutions, a global, woman-owned cybersecurity business focused on improving security and enhancing compliance, releases the latest version of its flagship SPHEREboard product with a redesigned Asset Review Module (ARM), improving the way technologists can interact with business users to extract the entitlement information necessary to implement a Least Privileged Access model. “We’ve reconfigured SPHEREboard...

We’ve kicked off our ILTA Roadshow in two cities, NYC and Boston! In partnership with ILTA we’re talking legal security, specifically what to know when implementing data governance across matter data and document management systems (DMS), with global law firms across the country. We’ve got three more cities to go...

Law firms can’t seem to get away from cyberattacks. Data breaches have led to millions of leaked attorney-client privileged documents alongside sizable, long-term losses related to data recovery and reactive security measures. The threat level is high and the ensuing reputational damage following a breach is immeasurable. It’s clear...

There’s something special about eating at a dive diner. The kind of place where you can see the grill. The burgers are greasy and the fries crisp. The coffee tastes so good you wonder why Starbucks or Dunkin don’t have a “dive diner” flavor. It’s comfort food. You throw...

Do you ever find yourself going through your desk and finding something, like a USB drive or old Blackberry device and think “huh, I didn’t know I still had this.” The same is true for data. You may own something that you had no idea you had. As security...

Sensitive unstructured data doesn’t care where it lives, and neither do the hackers or insider threats that are trying to find and use it.  When it comes to securing data, organizations tend to focus on the big, network-attached devices, filer servers or document management systems such as SharePoint. In...