PRIVILEGED IDENTITY MANAGEMENT NEWS LINE
August 2009
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 Too Much Access is Never A Good Thing Philip Lieberman, President Lieberman Software Corporation Does it make sense that everyone in the IT department has unlimited and forever access to the CEO, CFO, CTO, Finance, Accounting, and R&D machines? Going one step further, does it make sense that former employees and contractors have this same access well after their employment and contracts have been terminated? Strangely enough, many IT departments have no issues with this set of circumstances since changing the “way we do things here” would be seen as a disruption and “extra work”. We believe that access to sensitive systems should be granted "on a time limited basis” with a “need to know” where all access should be approved and audited. We make solutions to properly release passwords to authorized staff for authorized reasons, but it does require that some aspects of the IT culture change to accept the extra 30 seconds it takes to “get a password” rather than use a “shared password” known to everyone in IT. Is it worth doing? Considering the consequences of sharing passwords and never changing privileged account passwords, is it worth losing the company to a financial loss or potential serious embarrassment just for the convenience of IT? The core issue is that our technology is only a small part of a bigger change that needs to happen in many IT organizations so that a proper security posture is implemented for the safety and security of all employees. Our technology helps, but it all starts with the idea that security and survival are more important than convenience. |
You probably already know that Account Reset Console™ will allow your delegated users to securely reset their own account passwords. But did you also know that it can automatically locate and disable orphaned accounts, sealing off a potentially serious security vulnerability in your organization? Find out more here. |
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| Customer Snapshot: Micronas Securing a multinational enterprise with more than 20 offices, 330 servers, 2,000 workstations, and 1,800 employees is a challenging job. Micronas, a semiconductor manufacturer for major automotive electronics companies, maintains the security of its IT infrastructure through an efficient, well-trained staff and the use of carefully-selected security solutions from Lieberman Software.  The Situation: Micronas required a privileged account management solution to provide unique, automatically updated passwords for each system.The Solution: Micronas deployed Random Password Manager™ to automate all privileged account password management operations in the enterprise. The Result: Micronas now has secure control over the privileged accounts in its network with convenient, audited access to the passwords. Paul Blenderman, Manager of Windows Systems and Infrastructure says, “We’re now happy with the security of our servers. We know that we can still access them if the domain trust ever fails, and Random Password Manager™ runs smoothly without manual intervention. This product eliminates some of the worries of maintaining a secure and efficient infrastructure.” Please click here to read the full story. | Partner News Lieberman Software’s Integration of nCipher’s Hardware Security Module Revolutionizes Password Security Lieberman Software Signs Reseller Agreement with IBV Informatik AG | |
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