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Aflac, one of the largest American insurance companies, reported that cybercriminals breached its systems on June 20, 2025. Suspicious activity first occurred on Aflac’s U.S. network on June 12, and Aflac initiated its incident response plan to contain the spread of the cyber attack within several hours. At the time of this writing, Aflac’s investigation is still in the early stages, and the insurance giant hasn’t reported on how many of its customers were affected.

Implementing a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution is an important step toward protecting your organization’s most sensitive data and systems. When executed correctly, PAM helps enforce the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP), reduces your attack surface and gives security teams control over who can access what and when. However, how effective a PAM solution is depends on how it’s implemented.

Endpoints, which are physical devices like laptops, desktops and mobile phones that connect to a network, are valuable targets for cybercriminals and are often the weakest links in an organization’s security posture. Enforcing the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) on these endpoints is essential to reducing attack surfaces, preventing lateral movement and minimizing potential damage caused by compromised accounts.

With Keeper’s One-Time Share feature, sharing confidential information with someone who doesn’t have a Keeper account doesn’t have to be complicated. One-Time Share provides time-limited, “read only” access to a Keeper record with anyone, without exposing information over email, text message or messaging.

Monitoring privileged access is crucial for organizations of all sizes, not just large enterprises. Privileged Access Management (PAM) refers to the security and management of privileged accounts, such as administrators or third-party vendors, that have access to sensitive data and systems. Although PAM is traditionally viewed as a solution for large enterprises, small businesses also benefit significantly from implementing PAM solutions, especially as they expand into hybrid and cloud environments.

Implementing a Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution is essential to securing an organization’s most sensitive data. However, IT teams often face challenges in effectively deploying a PAM solution that satisfies both security and compliance requirements. Common challenges include complex integration with existing systems, scalability limitations and poor user experience. Continue reading to learn more about the challenges organizations face when implementing PAM and how to overcome them.

On June 9, 2025, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI) – a major organic food distributor and the main grocery supplier for Whole Foods Market – reported a cyber attack. UNFI first discovered unauthorized activity in its IT systems on June 5 and immediately took some systems offline. At the time of this writing, the investigation is ongoing as officials assess the full impact of the breach.

GigaOm, a renowned technology analyst firm, has recognized Keeper Security as the Overall Leader in Enterprise Password Management for the fourth year in a row. The GigaOm 2025 Radar Report for Enterprise Password Management highlights Keeper’s Privileged Access Management (PAM) solution, KeeperPAM, which helps organizations secure passwords, credentials, secrets and connections to mitigate cyber risks and defend against internal and external threats.

Weak employee passwords create significant security risks. According to Keeper Security’s Password Management Report, 34% of users reuse variations of strong passwords, which leaves systems vulnerable. Employees who reuse strong passwords – even with slight modifications – can jeopardize the security of sensitive data. To reduce risk, employees should develop smart habits to improve their password hygiene and minimize human error.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) plays a crucial role in protecting sensitive data by controlling, monitoring and limiting access to systems and accounts. PAM focuses specifically on managing accounts with elevated permissions, such as administrator or root accounts. These accounts, if compromised or misused, can pose significant security risks and potentially lead to severe data breaches.