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Remote Access Control Policy Management

A significant number of external security incidents or data breach threats begin with unauthorized remote access being gained to the...

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Balancing Admin Rights & Control – Privilege Access Management

Organizations need to have controls in place in place for the management of accounts with privileged access. Privileged access management...

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Identify AND Authenticate Users – A “Must Have” Combination

Identify AND Authenticate users in order to protect your organizations networks. Actions performed on an organization’s networks,...

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What Is Acceptable with Asset Usage?

If organizations do not document, communicate, and have personnel agree to acceptable use requirements, personnel may not be limited to...

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Know What You’ve Got – IT Asset Inventory

IT Asset inventories help your organization control IT costs, reduce risk, and automate modern IT environments. IT Assets cannot be...

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Keep Up Security Awareness Training Until You Get It Right

Your organization should develop, document, and maintain a comprehensive Security Awareness Training Program. If security awareness...

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Personnel Security Program: Roles and Responsibilities

Personnel security is the focus of the third chapter of my eBook, Security Program Pitfalls and Prescription to Avoid Them, and the roles...

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Pitfall #5 of 100: Management Reviews of the Security Program

A new week gives me another opportunity to highlight the next pitfall from my eBook, Security Program Pitfalls and Prescription to Avoid...