Too many organizations are still allowing most of their end-users full-time administration privileges in Windows. If you ask why the taboo practice is continuing, administrators will respond that they ...

Windows UAC and least-privilege products aim to ensure that users have no more permissions than necessary to do their jobs “Least privilege” is the No. 1 IT security mantra. It means, “Don’t grant ...

A 2022 report on privileged user threats by Ponemon Institutes suggests that privileged user attacks skyrocketed by 44% in 2020, with the cost per attack at $15.38 million. With the colossal damage ...

Further details of the flaw, which has recently been patched by Microsoft, were disclosed Tuesday by researchers. Researchers disclosed details of a high-severity Microsoft Windows vulnerability that ...

Privilege escalation attacks consist of exploiting a bug or design flaw in a software application to gain access to resources which normally are protected from an application or user. The result is ...

The typical organization loses 5% of its revenues to fraud by its own employees each year, with most thefts committed by trusted employees in executive management, operations, accounting, sales, ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Although the legal trouble for Sony may be only starting, I ...

Giving users only standard privileges on common OS platforms like Windows and MacOS has become almost become de facto IT security advice for many environments. But how does this play out in the real ...

BOSTON, Massachusetts and MANCHESTER, England, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Avecto, the leader in Windows privilege management, today announced the launch of Privilege Guard 2.7, which enhances its ...