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Tech Insight: Managing Privileged Accounts

Whether you're a company trying to comply with PCI requirements, an energy utility looking to get a handle on standards set forth by NERC, or the typical enterprise, separation of privileges and ...
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For Service Accounts, Accountability Is Key to Security

COMMENTARY Over my 32 years in cybersecurity, one painful constant has been managing the risks associated with network service accounts. Service accounts are supposed to be machine-to-machine accounts ...
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Don’t Underestimate Service Account Security Risk

Sameer Malhotra is cofounder and CEO of TrueFort, a former Wall Street tech exec and an expert in IT infrastructure and cyber security. Ever since the pandemic forced millions of employees to start ...
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Locking down service accounts without disrupting operations

The security of service accounts cannot rely on outdated practices. (Image: Supplied) When securing service accounts, a long-standing best practice has been to enforce regular password rotation. But ...
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Five best practices for securing Active Directory service accounts

Windows Active Directory (AD) service accounts are prime cyber-attack targets due to their elevated privileges and automated/continuous access to important systems. Windows Administrators should ...