Cyber Hygiene: A Programmatic Approach to Improving Security

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CyberArk’s Privileged Account Security Solution provides a multi-layered security solution that includes privileged password management, session recording, least privilege enforcement and privileged data analytics to help organizations defend against advanced persistent threats and insider threats.
CyberArk’s Privileged Account Security Solution provides a multi-layered security solution that includes privileged password management, session recording, least privilege enforcement and privileged data analytics to help organizations defend against advanced persistent threats and insider threats.

By Kevin Corbett, Director of U.S. Federal Business, CyberArk

(The hackers behind the country’s worst cyber attack is still a mystery, and some say the so-called “Shadow Brokers” are causing a chilling effect on the National Security Agency. Courtesy of NBC News and YouTube. Posted on Nov 13, 2017.)

Attackers are increasingly targeting government networks to compromise sensitive data, steal personally identifiable information and disrupt normal operations.

This coupled with the fact that government agencies are expanding their attack surfaces as they adopt new cloud and DevOps environments creates heightened levels of risk.

To help agencies address this risk, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently released version 1.1 of its CyberSecurity Framework, which incorporates feedback received from public comments and workshops…

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