Barbara Hoffman

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Transitioning to the cloud is one of the most significant technology shifts your company will face. Last year, over 80% of organizations operating in the cloud experienced at least one compromised account each month, stemming from external actors, malicious insiders, or unintentional mistakes. The specifics of cloud security activities may ... Read More

How much should we worry about the security of the upcoming US presidential election? Could a hacker or nation-state actor influence the result? Well, there’s good news and there’s bad news for election cyber security. The good news is that The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI, in ... Read More

The modern IT environment is diverse and constantly changing. In the always-on, Internet-connected global marketplace, traditional perimeters are disappearing as most organizations rely more and more on cloud-based applications to conduct business. Now, you can simplify management of an IT environment that includes multiple cloud instances, remote workers, and 3rd-party ... Read More

One of my favorite parts of this job is speaking with our customers to understand why they chose our solutions, and how they are using them to solve their challenges.  Recently, I spoke with one of our customers who described Secret Server as his “favorite security tool!”  So, I thought I would ... Read More

With most of the global, white-collar workforce suddenly shifting to working remotely, cloud technology has emerged as a critical component to keep businesses up and running. These services are enabling people to collaborate with one another, and provide the tools they need to stay productive, enhance accessibility and create a ... Read More

The MoSCoW method is a prioritization technique used in project management and software to prioritize requirements. It stands for: Must have, Should have, Could have, and Won’t have. Using this approach can help you build a common understanding among your stakeholders as you evaluate and select a privileged access management (PAM) solution. In this blog, ... Read More

If you want to make a purchase, post a comment in a forum, or even read content on many websites, you’re prompted to create (and remember!) a password. What’s going on when you create a password? And how does this process help keep your information safe? When you create a ... Read More

Many IT operations teams are working hard to move beyond a reactive, service-desk approach. They are taking on broader responsibilities for proactive management and measuring the business impact of their efforts for employees and customers. For a comprehensive view of IT-related projects, many organizations rely on IT service management systems ... Read More

Doing more isn’t always doing better. No one knows this more than IT operations and security teams. Some days you’re slogging through tedious, repetitive work and jumping through hoops, all while fighting the ‘noise’ of alerts.  What’s more, fatigue, lag time between notification, human error and lack of oversight create ... Read More

You simply can’t be everywhere at once. How can you keep tabs on your most sensitive and critical systems? If only you had eyes in the back of your head. Even organizations with well-documented PAM policies don’t simply trust that people are doing the right things Privileged session management increases ... Read More