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Third-party vendors are essential to organizations, but each vendor an organization adds widens its attack surface and can introduce various security risks, such as data leaks or data breaches. To effectively manage vendor access and prevent security threats, organizations must conduct thorough vendor risk assessments, implement least-privilege access, establish clear vendor access policies, require MFA, log vendor activity, update vendor access and ensure vendors comply with industry standards.

This blog has been adapted from a section of 1Password’s ebook: “Why MDM isn’t enough for device security”. To read the complete ebook, click here. For years, mobile device management solutions (MDMs) have been all but ubiquitous in corporate cybersecurity. Devices enrolled in MDM are commonly referred to as “managed,” which reflects the tendency of companies to consider a device functionally secure as long as it has MDM installed.

Big news for managed service providers (MSPs): You can now protect your clients with the enterprise password manager trusted by over 150,000 businesses. 1Password Enterprise Password Manager – MSP Edition is available to all MSPs, and you can try it free for 14 days. It’s an exciting and challenging time to be an MSP. Tech stacks are growing to unwieldy sizes, remote work is the new norm, and ransomware and its associated costs are rising.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) is a subset of Identity and Access Management (IAM) that specifically addresses controlling access for users who work with the most sensitive systems and data within an organization, such as IT, information security and DevOps personnel. Among other tasks, PAM enforces the principle of least privilege, which grants users the minimum level of systems and data access they need to do their jobs.

According to the 2024 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, 75% of cyber attacks involve exploiting compromised privileged credentials, making privileged access one of the most sought-after attack vectors. Additionally, 60% of organizations cite insider threats as the primary cause of data breaches, highlighting the critical need to secure privileged accounts against both external and internal threats.

From fake job postings to fake candidates, it’s clear the job market has changed in the past few years. Finding a job ad that sparks your interest is now only half the battle — the other half is making sure it’s not a scam. I see three or four LinkedIn posts about job searches and applications gone wrong every day. I’ve read tales of recruiter impersonations, postings for roles that don’t exist, and ads that demand money in order to apply.