Category Archives: Least Privilege

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Security’s secret weapon is always visibility

Posted on May 17, 2013 by John Dunn

Privilege management can be a way of spotting an attacker’s footprints Cyber-criminals are motivated, technically innovative and incredibly observant; it is a depressing and repeating pattern of the last decade that they have been able to zero in on important … Continue reading →

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Centralized management: ignore the user at your peril

Posted on April 23, 2013 by John Dunn

Admins must immerse themselves in the complex world of the endpoint Centralized management has been an everyday part of computing since the era of the mainframe and yet many decades on its design, operation and ultimate purpose is still undergoing … Continue reading →

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New regulation for financial institutions calls for least privilege implementation

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Russell Smith

Singapore’s central bank, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), is preparing to issue new guidelines for IT technology risk management that will replace its previous Internet Banking Technology Risk Management (IBTRM) guidelines, last updated in June 2008. MAS acts on … Continue reading →

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Singapore puts privilege management on the map

Posted on March 25, 2013 by John Dunn

An apparently small change in one authority could have important implications for financial services If you haven’t heard of the new Technology Risk Management (TRM) guidelines issued quietly by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), this is a good moment … Continue reading →

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Government leads the way in security compliance

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Russell Smith

Computer security is a field where the goal posts are constantly moving, as malware morphs in an attempt to outsmart the defenses you put in place. While security professionals have recognized for a long time that unwanted software, often in … Continue reading →

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Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Award Builds on a Successful First Half of Fiscal Year 2013

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Paul Kenyon

We are thrilled to announce that we’ve been honored for the second year in a row by Info Security Products Guide, which recently named our Privilege Guard a Silver winner of the 2013 Global Excellence Awards in the Identity Management … Continue reading →

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How Effective are Your Defenses?

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Russell Smith

Keeping malware off your network is like a never-ending game of space invaders, except that you need more than one weapon to ward off criminals from cyberspace. But deploying the right security solutions in the right places is crucial if … Continue reading →

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Going to RSA 2013 – Join Us on Stand 1616 with Microsoft

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Paul Kenyon

Time seems to fly by here at Avecto and we can’t believe that twelve months have passed since the last RSA Conference in the US. For 2013, we’re partnering with Microsoft during RSA, so if you haven’t had a chance … Continue reading →