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4 IAM Best Practices for Securing Your Organization in 2023
According to Verizon’s 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report, “74% of breaches involved the human element, which includes social engineering attacks, errors or misuse.” The DBIR also finds “50% of all social engineering attacks are pretexting incidents—nearly double last year’s total.” Today, effective identity and access management (IAM) is more pertinent than ever: 49% of breaches […]
Elevate + Cisco: Redefining Cybersecurity Together
Having built several security programs from scratch, a strategic combination of “best of suite” and “best of breed” can go a long way in securing your company. That’s why Elevate Security is super excited to partner with Cisco on what’s clearly a ‘1+1=3’ better together proposition. As we spoke to Cisco customers, they loved the […]
Elevate Security’s New Cisco Integrations Deliver Deeper Visibility and Better Protection Against User Risk
CEO Robert Fly and CISO Harris Schwartz will be featured speakers at the RSA Conference 2022 next week in San Francisco
IAM in the Age of Remote Work: Ensuring Security and Productivity
Today, organizations need to adapt their Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies to ensure their remote workforces are secure and productive. Above all else, today’s IAM teams must develop strategies to make certain that only authorized users have access to the company’s systems and information. According to a LastPass survey from 2020, “98% of organizations […]
Rethinking Security: Shifting Focus to Employees
Last Friday, I shared on LinkedIn some amazing statistics we saw across our customers. That post just scratched the surface and deserves a deeper dive because the underlying lessons learned fly in the face of traditional InfoSec thinking. Security is a Journey… But to Where? Before starting Elevate Security, I was a 20+ year practitioner, […]
Addressing Today’s Biggest Cybersecurity Gap, ‘Employee Risk’
When you know who is risky and why, you have a tractable problem that’s solvable. Let’s dig deeper!
Strengthening IAM in 2023: A Comprehensive Guide [eBook]
8% of users are causing 80% of security incidents. But most identity and access management (IAM) teams today can’t understand the cyber risk context of the people attempting to access their systems. The problem is, without visibility into user risk at the time of authentication, authorization, or access reviews, your chances of letting an adversary […]
The Ultimate Identity Management Solution: A Brief Demo of Elevate Identity
Today, identity management is top of mind for most security teams. That’s because a small number of employees (8.5%) are responsible for triggering 80% of security incidents. Cyber attackers are getting smarter too, with attacks growing ever more sophisticated day by day. They’re targeting new hires, folks who’ve changed roles, and individuals with access to […]
The Role of Identity Management in Regulatory Compliance and Data Privacy
Today, data privacy and regulatory compliance are top priorities for businesses of all sizes and industries. Failure to comply with regulations such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), or the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) can result in severe financial and reputational […]
Strengthening Employee Security Habits with Behavioral Science and Nudges
Despite advancements in security technology, human error and negligence continue to be significant contributors to cyber incidents, accounting for over 82% of recent events. Regrettably, traditional approaches like training have had limited success in driving substantial change. However, security teams need not start from scratch when seeking to improve employee behavior. Behavioral science has provided […]
