The first step to securing administrator access is knowing who has accounts and where. Using Arellia Local Security Solution , local administrator groups can be assessed for ...
When removing administrator rights, organizations run into issues of their end users needing to install software and\or make changes to the system. Using a privilege management tool, ...
In previous articles, we discussed why users want administrator rights and why they need them. Now let’s explore why they shouldn’t have them. In today’s increasingly dangerous threat landscape, every organization’s security strategy should include the ...
One of the challenges that organizations face when moving from Windows XP to Windows 7 or 8 is incompatible legacy applications. First there is the challenge of identifying which ...
One of the challenges related to critical applications on Windows desktops is end user’s or malware’s ability to kill critical services and processes. Critical applications in an enterprise desktop can include antivirus and endpoint security products as ...
One of the challenges of having end users with local administrator rights is that they can stop and disable critical services such as the Symantec Management Agent. One option would ...
The Ponemon Institute’s 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Study sponsored by HP has just been released with some very interesting data. The increasing costs found in this study would argue for additional protections beyond what most organizations are using. ...
Since publishing the article on Zero-Day Vulnerability Protection with Privilege Management , there has been a lot of additional press around the September 2012 Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability that adds additional insights into this ...
Zero day vulnerabilities are common and circumvent traditional security technologies. See how the running user can protect a system and how Arellia Application Control Solution ...
Have you used Internet Explorer to visit a malicious website recently? Have you used Internet Explorer to visit any website lately? How do you know for sure that you are not infected? Yesterday, a new zero-day vulnerability for Internet Explorer versions ...