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11/5/2020 | 12:05:53 PM
Don't forget Privileged Access controls
All of the recommendations here are sound.  However, it's critical that organizations have a good Privileged Access Management (PAM) program in place.  Passwords for administrative access should be controlled in a managed password vault, where they are regularly rotated (after use, per schedule).  Session management tools help as well in abstracting the password from the user.  For example, when connecting via a session manager to a Linux server as root, the password is used by the session manager to connect to the target, but the user never sees it and it never winds up on the user workstation in memory or where a kestroke logger can capture it.  Additional tools used to more granularly control administrative access on workstations and servers are helpful as well.  Passwordless authentication at the user end point is also becoming more available, further protecting the enpoint vulnerability (the human) from exploitation.  If no password is used or known by the user, they can't give it to a phisher.  Something like 80% of intrusions are a result of password harvesting at the user workstation, which starts with a phishing event.  Once the attacker has access to the user's credentials, the journey to gain access and move  laterally until privileges are obtained is just a matter of time.

There are multiple vendor choices in the PAM space, so there are choices (features, price, company reputation, etc.).  But if an organization isn't managing privilege well, they are whistling past the graveyard.


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