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Case Study: High Security Architecture for Healthcare Networks

Security Boulevard

We recently worked with one of the largest hospitals in Canada to enhance their Privileged Access Management strategy as they adopted a new, high-security architecture. Administrators were leaving password hashes behind on remote endpoints. We needed to create a solution where domain administrators didn’t know the passwords.

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2024 State of Cybersecurity: Reports of More Threats & Prioritization Issues

eSecurity Planet

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Encryption Product Guides Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Software Products 15 Best Encryption Software & Tools Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions share some similarities with vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions.

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Network Protection: How to Secure a Network

eSecurity Planet

We will group these technical controls into: User Access Controls Asset Discovery Controls Traffic Monitoring Controls Resilience, Maintenance & Testing Controls These tools rely heavily on the effective determination of administrative controls that define and determine the policies that will be implemented through the technical controls.

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#IdentityManagementDay – Best Practices to Help Keep Your Organization Secure

CyberSecurity Insiders

My organization is considering password less authentication framework, but now combines a password with any of the other two ways of authentication below. My organization is considering password less authentication framework, but now combines a password with any of the other two ways of authentication below.

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Encryption: How It Works, Types, and the Quantum Future

eSecurity Planet

Penetration testing and red teamers are critical for remaining vigilant in an ever-changing threat environment and catching the vulnerabilities otherwise missed. For users familiar with password management and the value of complex passwords, this makes sense. The Importance of Encryption. Uses of Encryption.

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Vulnerability Patching: How to Prioritize and Apply Patches

eSecurity Planet

Penetration testing and breach and attack simulations can also be used to actively locate vulnerabilities. While this eliminates many headaches, it does not scan for misconfigurations and may not support other critical updates such as IT infrastructure (routers, firewalls, etc.), firmware (hard drives, drivers, etc.),

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