Chris Smith

Thycotic

A low price tag for PAM software doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best overall value. Enterprise-scale PAM, like most software purchases, typically involves more than the initial license fee. Depending on your security goals, internal resources, and specific IT environment, you may need to plan for additional costs. It’s important ... Read More

Companies often work with outside experts, consultants, and other third-party vendors who need privileged access to corporate resources. You may be engaging with third-party vendors in a number of different ways, such as a remote contractor working on a time-limited project, an embedded contractor, or outsourced staff augmentation. These third-party ... Read More

Traditional PAM solutions require users to interrupt their workflow to access privileged credentials. They must switch screens and switch contexts, slowing their productivity. Frustrated, busy users are more likely to skirt security policies when PAM is difficult to use. Privileged access management must be embedded in daily workflow To realize ... Read More

We are pleased to announce that Thycotic has been selected as a finalist in the “Best Customer Service” category of the 2021 SC Awards. For the last 24 years, the prestigious SC Awards have recognized the people, organizations and products that are forging the cybersecurity industry’s future and advancing the cause of ... Read More

Thycotic’s own James Legg has been named Executive of the Year in the Global Excellence Award’s Security Software category for his leadership in the cybersecurity space. As President and CEO, Legg has spearheaded a culture of talent at Thycotic, cultivating the organization’s overall success and revenue growth rate averaging 3x ... Read More

The landscape of privileged accounts is becoming increasingly complex as organizations add new applications and change working styles in an ongoing COVID-19 world. Meanwhile, cyber criminals are only getting smarter. If you wait too long to plug your security gaps there’s a good chance they’ll find a way to exploit ... Read More

The Thycotic team is excited to announce that we have been recognized as a Customers’ Choice in the January 2021 Gartner Peer Insights ‘Voice of the Customer’: Privileged Access Management Markets Large Enterprise, Finance, and North America. Our team at Thycotic takes great pride in this distinction, as customer feedback ... Read More

According to recent technology buying decision research sponsored by Thycotic, a significant number of executives, IT security and operations teams look primarily to the advice of independent analysts when evaluating a PAM or PIM solution that would work best for their organizations. That means independent analysis becomes very important in identifying ... Read More

Shortage of cyber talent is a top concern for 63% of senior executives, according to a recent Gartner survey. The number of unfilled cyber security positions is over four million, up from 2.9 million last year, says the latest (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. This includes 561,000 in North America, 291,000 ... Read More

Security teams can be so focused on blocking cyber attacks from outside that they turn a blind eye to potential threats within their own organizations. In fact, 34% of all breaches are caused by insider threats. Insider threats are uniquely difficult to defend against because insiders inherently require an elevated ... Read More