Tag: risk mitigation

• Multi-factor Authentication is Essential

  

  Two-factor (2FA) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) have been with us for quite a while now (2FA was introduced back in the 80’s) yet it is frightening how many businesses do not utilize it as part of their access management strategy. Like all security controls, MFA can be defeated by an industrious hacker, but the alternative…

  ekuhrman

  May 30, 2020

  identity and access management

  2FA, access controls, cyber defense, defense in depth, identity and access management, MFA, multi-factor authentication, risk mitigation, two-factor authentication

• Why vulnerability remediation remains a challenge for many businesses

  

  From my early days as an infrastructure and operations engineer responsible for running the company’s critical systems, I quickly learned how complex and challenging vulnerability remediation can be. Some of the factors that make it so challenging include, but are not limited to: Identifying the “true” risk a vulnerability represents to the business Risk ranking…

  ekuhrman

  May 28, 2020

  infrastructure security

  cyber, risk mitigation, risk reduction, security, security leading practices, threat, vulnerability management, vulnerability remediation, vulnerability scanning