How to prevent overprivileged access and strengthen security

Your permissions strategy might be your biggest vulnerability. 🚨 Overprivileged access expands the blast radius of any breach. In this Forbes piece, Suman Sharma breaks down how leaders can tighten controls and strengthen security: https://ow.ly/Vhnp50X4CcF

Most companies would never skip a financial check on a third-party vendor. Yet many are still skipping a basic cybersecurity check. This sort of gap is where attackers love to strike. In his latest blog, Damir Brescic shows how a proactive TPRM program closes the vendor blind spot with assessments, remediation and ongoing reviews. Learn more: https://ow.ly/5ZEC50WPU1u #VendorRiskManagement #CyberSecurityStrategy #SupplyChainSecurity #Inversion6

Chief information security officers (CISOs) say cybersquatting, domain and domain name system (DNS) hijacking, and distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks posed the biggest threats to their organizations last year—but just a fifth have the right tools to deal with them. Read our “CISO Outlook 2025” for expert insights on how to bolster your domain security strategy. https://bit.ly/47QVjCp

The financial toll of a cyberattack on a small business can be devastating. Fortunately, there are many cost-effective cybersecurity strategies you can implement to help protect your business and significantly reduce your risk of a cyberattack. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3KT0vfh

Transform your security with a modern Zero Trust approach. What is Zero Trust? Zero Trust security verifies every access request, assumes breach, and uses least-privileged access to protect your business from sophisticated threats. Let Xceptional help you implement this modern security framework. #ZeroTrust #XceptionalSecurity #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth https://lnkd.in/dM4aRDYA

🚨 With the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 set to expire on Sept. 30, critical protections for public-private partnerships are at risk. In Security Magazine, Tanium Executive Client Advisor Kyle Dewar highlights the stakes: without renewal, the legal and trust framework that enables organizations to share cyber threat intelligence could collapse — weakening our collective defense. Read more here:

What is “reasonable security”? It’s one of the most cited standards in cybersecurity. And one of the least defined. Boards face regulators, contracts, and insurers that require it — but rarely offer a working definition. Reasonable security isn’t about spend or firewalls. It’s governance, due care, due diligence, and proportionality. 👉 Get the full BravoCheck perspective and roadmap: https://lnkd.in/ePbEVBWD

Your attack surface is growing—can you see it all? Threat actors are targeting your peers—are you next? Overloaded with alerts, do you have the resources to respond in time? Security Operations are more challenging than ever before, but help is at hand. In this insightful webinar, we examine the benefits of #FortiRecon: https://ftnt.net/6047AYKOF

Interesting stat in the Optiv blog: organizations now spend 40% of their security budgets on network security, up 34% from 2023. 📈 This shows just how serious today’s organizations are about staying ahead of #CyberRisk. Read our full analysis on investments here.

Interesting stat in the Optiv blog: organizations now spend 40% of their security budgets on network security, up 34% from 2023. 📈 This shows just how serious today’s organizations are about staying ahead of #CyberRisk. Read our full analysis on investments here.