It is well known for anyone who tried to run a VM in the cloud that RDP port if left opened will be attacked with massive waves of brute-force attempts from IPs all around the world.

I run a detection lab in Azure and at some point, it just started to…

In my first and second blog posts in this series, I explained how limiting the power of user and admin accounts by controlling permissions and GPOs reduces the usefulness of those accounts to attackers — a key step in mitigating the insider threat. Now…

In my previous blog post, I explored the first step in mitigating the insider threat — understanding and controlling privilege across the environment — and reviewed how Quest Enterprise Reporter Suite, Security Explorer and Change Auditor

What images does the phrase “insider threat” conjure up in your mind? A disgruntled admin actively sabotaging your systems just before penning a resignation letter? A highly privileged contractor installing spyware that will keep exporting sensitive data…

Has your company been hit by ransomware yet? How about other types of malware? Phishing scams, drive-by downloads or pass-the-hash attacks? If you haven’t already, you probably will be soon.

What do all these attacks have in common? They start…

Currently 30% of companies in the United States are using the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to manage risks with projections of 50% by the year 2020 (https://iapp.org/news/a/the-future-of-the-nist-cybersecurity-framework/). 

Quest has a broad portfolio…

In reviewing the DFS Cybersecurity regulation Section 500.02, I immediately began thinking of the NIST Framework. Section B has several subsections that map to NIST:

Dell Teams with Securonix to Provide Advanced Security Analytics for Active Directory and Enterprise Applications

There are a lot of sharks swimming around your network. Most are friendly, but some are not. Can you tell the difference?

Fortunately, you…