Passwords are the keys to the IP kingdom

According to John Worrall, CMO for CyberArk gaining privilege access is the focus of the attack cycle.

“It is all about passwords (keys) and what locks (doors) they open. In the hands of a trusted user passwords are fine – in the hands of a hacker it is like locking your door but leaving the keys to the Ferrari on the table inside,” he said.

I interviewed John who had presented earlier at the Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit in Sydney. He started by positioning CyberArk as the only security company focused on eliminating the most advanced cyber threats; those that use insider privileges [passwords] to attack the heart of the enterprise. “We are trusted by the world’s leading companies – including 40 percent of the Fortune 100 and 17 of the world’s top 20 banks – to protect their highest value information assets, infrastructure and applications,” he said.

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