Do you really have control over who is accessing your Windows Network File Shares? April 2, 2013
Posted by Jonas in : Uncategorized , add a commentWith Active Directory (AD) and Windows Servers in the corporate network, it is easy to set up shared network folders for users within the network to centrally share and store files. Windows Network File Shares, also known as Netshares can be limited for access by using standard AD policies. In large enterprise environments you are [...]
Read more ...Internal Firewalls: How to Minimize the Impact of CyberCrime March 29, 2013
Posted by Subhash in : Uncategorized , add a commentA couple of blogs ago, I had discussed how when an outsider becomes an insider due to an advanced cyber-attack, it is critical to maintain many layers of defense inside the perimeter of an enterprise. If you talk to any fire department in the country or a fire safety officer for an enterprise, they would [...]
Read more ...Malicious Insider Attacks Increase 66%: Are You Prepared? November 20, 2012
Posted by Subhash in : Uncategorized , add a commentThe Ponemon Institute recently published a research paper sponsored by HP Enterprise Security titled “2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study: United States”. The study was both thorough and insightful. Interestingly, among the top most costly cybercrimes quoted in the study are denial of service, malicious insider and web based attack. As much as the malicious [...]
Read more ...Cyber-Attacks from the Outside In and Inside Out October 18, 2012
Posted by Subhash in : Privileged Access Management , add a commentIn a recent article in the New York Times, Leon Panetta, the Secretary of Defense of the United States, expressed deep concerns about Cyber-Attacks from nation states or other entities who want to disrupt critical infrastructural services and steal sensitive information. Such attacks could be a declaration of war among nation states with all the [...]
Read more ...The Elephant in the Security Room: Controlling Local Windows Accounts September 25, 2012
Posted by Jonas in : Privileged Access Management , add a commentMany applications installed on Windows Servers or Desktops require local accounts. Sometimes these accounts are manually created by the person installing the application or are automatically created by the application at the time of installation. The result is a local Administrator account that resides only on that specific server or desktop. As multiple applications are [...]
Read more ...All Privileged Access Management Solutions Are Not Equal June 26, 2012
Posted by Subhash in : IAM, Privileged Access Management , add a commentThe Identity and Access Management market is strewn with many vendors who claim to provide Privileged Access Management Solutions. The question is whether these solutions can meet the needs of the market. So let us bench mark what the market is looking for in terms of securing their IT environments from insiders who are privileged [...]
Read more ...Security and Compliance: How Privileged Access Management Solutions Bridge the Gap May 22, 2012
Posted by admin in : Privileged Access Management , add a commentThere has been a lot of dialogue regarding the recent Global Payments data breach that caused Visa to strike the payment card-processing giant from its approved processor list. While investigators are still unfolding details in the breach, at this point, it appears that hackers were able to penetrate the company’s outer perimeter using privileged administrator [...]
Read more ...Survey Says: Enterprises Need Access Management Solutions in 2012 (part 2 of 2) April 4, 2012
Posted by Jonas in : Privileged Access Management, Uncategorized , add a commentThis blog is part two in our series exploring results of a recent survey conducted by security advisory firm Echelon One and Fox Technologies. A recent survey of 327 organizations conducted by security research firm Echelon One and Fox Technologies revealed that a majority of organizations plan to invest in access management technologies as part [...]
Read more ...4 Ways Organizations Are Failing to Address Access Management (part 1 of 2) April 3, 2012
Posted by Jonas in : Privileged Access Management , add a commentThis blog is part one in our series exploring results of a recent survey conducted by security advisory firm Echelon One and Fox Technologies. Research was conducted across 327 organizations within multiple industries, including: high tech 19%, banking and financial 15 %, manufacturing 9%, and government 7%. Twenty-seven percent of respondents polled worked in organizations [...]
Read more ...2011 – An Amazing Year for Fox Technologies Inc. (FoxT) February 14, 2012
Posted by Subhash in : Privileged Access Management , add a commentIt is incredible that another year has gone by. As they say time flies fast when you are having a great ride. In 2011 FoxT had several accomplishments on multiple fronts. We were able to invest in products, processes, technology, people and facilities. We grew revenues 30% year over year, our best year ever. We [...]
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