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James
BeyondTrust Employee
JamesBeyondTrust Employee
posted in Threat Landscape
2024 Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report

The 2024 Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report is out:  https://business.comcast.com/enterprise/products-services/cybersecurity-servicesSome key trends highlighted include:Phishing remaining a critical initial access vector with large amount tied to credential access. Increase in credential dumping though Active Directory replication and OS credential dumping techniques. “Attackers are increasingly focused on stealing and manipulating authentication credentials to gain unauthorized access and escalate privileges within networks.” Increased exploitation of public facing apps More sophisticated lateral movement techniques including the exploitation of remote services like Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)How does this line up with what you are seeing in the threat landscape?

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James
BeyondTrust Employee
2 months ago
James
BeyondTrust Employee
JamesBeyondTrust Employee
posted in Identity Access Management
Just in Time (JIT) Access -

Just In Time (JIT) and Just Enough Access (JEA) are hot topics right now. Gartner points out, by 2025, 75% of cyber insurance companies will require the use of the JIT principle when implementing Privileged Access Management (PAM).As organizations look to drive forward their PAM and Identity Security maturity many are focusing on JIT in 2025 to improve their security posture especially in cloud and SaaS areas.Is this an area you are actively working on? How are you thinking about reducing standing privileges and enabling JIT access?Resources:https://www.beyondtrust.com/blog/entry/just-in-time-access-what-it-is-why-you-need-ithttps://www.beyondtrust.com/resources/whitepapers/guide-to-just-in-time-privileged-access-management

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James
BeyondTrust Employee
2 months ago
James
BeyondTrust Employee
JamesBeyondTrust Employee
posted in AI and Machine Learning
MITRE's Federal AI Sandbox and the trough of disillusionment

MITRE and NVIDIA launch a new $20 million AI supercomputer to help U.S. government agencies tap into custom AI solutions to secure infrastructure. At the same time Gartner are seeing AI passing the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” and heading towards the “Trough of Disillusionment”.https://www.mitre.org/news-insights/fact-sheet/mitres-federal-ai-sandboxhttps://www.gartner.com/en/documents/5505695What are your thoughts around AI industry trends? Where is AI adding value for you today?How much are you planning with AI in mind?

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James
BeyondTrust Employee
2 months ago

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