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Effective ways to improve security by avoiding privilege creep
Firewalls

Effective ways to improve security by avoiding privilege creep

In a digital landscape fraught with data breaches, organisations must tackle the silent threat of privilege creep to safeguard sensitive information.

By Scott Hesford • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Nov 2024
How your organisation can get exception handling of one-off requests right
DataCentre infrastructure

How your organisation can get exception handling of one-off requests right

When users encounter allowlisting restrictions, it matters how these are handled—in the backend for maintaining security posture and in the front end for user experience.

By Scott Hesford • 5 min read • Tue, 14th May 2024
The three-stage path to a more secure IT environment
Firewalls

The three-stage path to a more secure IT environment

Organisations in Australia and New Zealand are adopting a graduated approach to privileged access management to enhance security.

By Scott Hesford • 5 min read • Wed, 26th Jul 2023
'Windows shops' target admin rights to de-risk their environments
Cybersecurity

'Windows shops' target admin rights to de-risk their environments

New data shows up to 75% of critical vulnerabilities could be mitigated through a rights and privileges crackdown.

By Scott Hesford • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Aug 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Written by Scott Hesford

Aussie firms must contextualize rising cyber incident data
Ransomware

Aussie firms must contextualize rising cyber incident data

Compromised credentials are at the root of most cyber incidents in Australia, yet you could be forgiven for thinking ransomware is still the greatest single threat.

By Scott Hesford • 5 min read • Wed, 6th Dec 2023