Ransomware attacks are dominating the headlines in 2019: City of Baltimore, ASCO Industries, and the Weather Channel are just a few of the examples. Holding someone or something for ransom is a simple yet effective criminal strategy used for thousands of years. Today, cybercriminals are applying these ancient techniques to modern technologies. And according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, the damages associated with ransomw...

The anatomy of a hack has been glorified, leading to the common belief that data breaches require a tremendous amount of sophistication. However, post-mortem analysis has repeatedly found that the source of a hack is often due simply to compromised credentials. And it’s not just anecdotes. According to a recent study by Centrify, 74 percent of respondents acknowledge they were breached via access to a privileged account. Forrester agrees...