Everyone wants access to something privileged, whether it’s an exclusive country club, a concert VIP area, or an airport lounge. For hackers, it’s privileged accounts. They especially target those in hybrid IT ecosystems since gaining control over a single privileged account of any part of the environment can enable them to establish control over the entire system. Nearly three in four organizations operate in hybrid environments today, making it critical for security specialists to know how to properly protect privileged accounts in hybrid IT. This article explains how privileged accounts can be abused, how compromising a privileged account enables attackers…
Martin Cannard
Martin Cannard
Martin Cannard is VP of Product Strategy at Netwrix. With a 30-year track record of success from startups to enterprise software organizations, Martin is specifically experienced in the privileged access management and identity and access management areas. Leveraging his years in the privilege space, Martin has taken a visionary approach to attack surface reduction to redefine an established PAM market with Netwrix’s next-generation zero-standing privilege solution. Martin is a seasoned speaker who regularly participates in global technological events and webinars.