Tackling the human element of cyber security

The number and complexity of cyber-attacks has been increasing steadily over the last decade. Many adversaries are targeting the communications and information systems of organisations to extract large amounts of sensitive data, often hijacking insider credentials as a preferred method of breach. Identity has become today’s biggest security gap.

In response, security systems are shifting towards identity and access management (IAM) controls rather than relying solely on the perimeter technologies of the past. With the knowledge that an attacker might already be inside the system, IAM controls can cover employees, even those with privileged user access, as well as business partners, contractors and customers.

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