Establishing proper privileged account management procedures is an essential part of insider risk protection. There are some common mistakes companies make when managing accounts of privileged users. In this article, we overview eight widespread poor account management practices, analyze their consequences, and discuss ways to improve them. We also take a look at Ekran System’s account management capabilities that you can benefit from.

Traditional identity and access management (IAM) implementation methods can’t provide enough flexibility, responsiveness, and efficiency. Indeed, many organizations struggle with developing a mature IAM program according to the State of Enterprise Identity report by the Ponemon Institute. Among the key reasons for this challenge cited by respondents in the report are a lack of employee awareness, an insufficient budget, and ineffective planning.

Ekran System is glad to announce new capabilities for integrating with Microsoft Power BI that will help you simplify data processing and visualization. Since the majority of our customers use Microsoft Power BI to visualize data, optimizing the Ekran System API for working with this tool was a top priority for us. Now, you can easily and quickly export your monitoring data from Ekran System directly to a report template of your choice in Power BI.

Managing access rights of privileged users is one of the cornerstones of data security. That’s why the privileged access management (PAM) market is booming with tools and practices. But this variety of PAM options makes it challenging to figure out which practices and controls your organization can benefit from.

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — April 22, 2022. Ekran System Inc., a recognized vendor of insider risk management software, has been listed as a Representative Vendor in the Gartner 2022 Market Guide for Insider Risk Management Solutions.1 The guide aims to help security and risk management leaders understand and implement a comprehensive insider risk management (IRM) program.

Fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) is no longer just another fancy blockchain-related term used to influence the public’s and investors’ opinions. This concept thrives in many fields, turning our attention to the problems of data, system, and operational security. In this article, we discuss the FUD meaning in cybersecurity and how this concept works.

Cybersecurity threats have been a headache for the hospitality industry for many years. When the COVID-19 pandemic turned this industry upside down, attempts to stay in business put many hotels in an even riskier position in terms of security. For example, many organizations followed the example of hotels in Amsterdam that diversified their services and turned guest rooms into offices for remote employees. Such moves generated profit for the hotels but also created new vulnerabilities.

The more access rights an employee has, the more possibilities they have to misuse or abuse privileges. According to the ENISA Threat Landscape 2021 report, a third of surveyed organizations suffered from privilege abuse by insiders during the period from April 2020 through July 2021. That’s why establishing an appropriate level of privileged account management plays a significant role in ensuring your organization’s cybersecurity.

Privilege abuse is the top misuse-related reason for data breaches according to the 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report by Verizon. To mitigate the risk of data leaks and other incidents, it’s crucial to enhance the protection of critical assets and keep a close eye on the activity of privileged users. Yet it can become a real ordeal for an IT security manager not only to secure access to their organization’s servers but also to track and manage all privileged sessions.

Detecting malicious activity takes weeks or even months despite the many efforts companies put into building cybersecurity threat detection systems. You can increase your chances of uncovering malicious activity by studying insider threat techniques and applying diverse detection methods. In this article, we discuss the most common techniques behind insider threats and their possible indicators as well as ways you can detect insider threats in an efficient manner.