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Is this one of the biggest Cyber Threat Risks in the Industry?

Lalit Choda

12/24/20231 min read

Application Technical Account risks pose one the biggest Cyber and Insider threat risks to any organisation. If you look at most of the biggest cyber incidents, they all have one thing in common i.e. the discovery and use of highly privileged Technical Account Credentials to access and compromise systems/data.

Regulators and Auditors around the world are now very focussed on this significant exposure that exists in most organisations. A number of years ago their primary focus was on Privileged Access Management, Segregation of Duties and Access to Production Controls, but are now raising significant audit points against numerous financial institutions.

Organisations cannot ignore or underestimate this risk and sheer scale and effort required to get these risks under control, to avoid being the next company facing a major cyber or internal threat incident.

This white paper will focus on core foundational principles organisations will need to establish to understand the risks around Technical Account Credentials and the key things they will need to consider from a core capability standpoint to manage the risks in an effective and sustainable way.

If you are an organisation that has faced a cyber incident relating to the exposure of technical accounts; been audited and major risks identified or want to understand more about the risks and how to go about establishing a risk program to manage remediate the risks, contact us at info@lal-it.co.uk.