It’s a fact of contemporary professional life that data, people, and secure systems are all remote, interconnected, and vulnerable to evolving security threats. The challenge is that it isn’t enough to lock everything down in areas like federal security, healthcare IT infrastructure, or other sensitive areas. The solution for the past few decades has been VPNs.
A VPN isn’t new technology but has become the backbone of a modern work and data economy that thrives on accessibility and security.
The advent of non-human identities–encompassing service accounts, application IDs, machine identities, and more–has reshaped the cybersecurity landscape, introducing a new dimension of vulnerabilities and attack vectors. While helpful, these digital entities are an increasingly vulnerable spot where attackers focus resources.
This article will cover this relatively new attack vector, how hackers leverage new technology to exploit these vectors, and what you can do to shore up your security.
Identity, authorization, and authentication are some of the hottest topics in cybersecurity right now, with 80% of attacks involving some form of compromised identity. The proliferation of cloud-based and managed infrastructure and primarily data-driven organizations has made identity and security a top priority for organizations and regulatory bodies.
Here, we’ll talk about identity governance–what it is, why it’s essential, and how it fits into major regulations and security frameworks.