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See how privileges, passwords, vulnerabilities, and exploits can be leveraged as an attack vector and breach any organization. Cyber attacks continue to increase in volume and sophistication. It is not a matter of if , but when your organization will be breached. Attackers target the perimeter network, but in recent years have refocused their efforts on the path of least resistance: users and their privileges.

In decades past an entire enterprise might be sufficiently managed through just a handful of credentials. Today´s environmental complexity means privileged credentials are needed for a multitude of different account types (from domain admin and sysadmin to workstations with admin rights), operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux, etc.), directory services, databases, applications, cloud instances, networking hardware, Internet of Things (IoT), social media, and more. When unmanaged, these privileged credentials pose a significant threat from external hackers and insider threats.
There is not one silver bullet to provide the protection you need against all vectors and stages of an attack. And while some new and innovative solutions will help protect against or detect the initial infection, they are not guaranteed to stop 100% of malicious activity. The volume and frequency of privilege-based attacks continues to increase and test the limits of existing security controls and solution implementations.

Privileged Attack Vector s details the risks associated with poor privilege management, the techniques that hackers and insiders leverage, and the defensive measures that organizations must adopt to protect against a breach, protect against lateral movement, and improve the ability to detect hacker activity or insider threats in order to mitigate the impact.

What You´ll Learn

Know how identities, credentials, passwords, and exploits can be leveraged to escalate privileges during an attack
Implement defensive and auditing strategies to mitigate the threats and risk
Understand a 12-step privileged account management Implementation plan
Consider deployment and scope, including risk, auditing, regulations, and oversight solutions Who This Book Is For

Security management professionals, new security professionals, and auditors looking to understand and solve privileged escalation threats

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Chapter 1: Privileges.-

Chapter 2: Shared Credentials.-

Chapter 3: Password Hacking.-

Chapter 4: Privilege Escalation.-

Chapter 5: Insider Threats.-

Chapter 6: Insider Threats.-

Chapter 7: Threat Hunting.-

Chapter 8: Data Centric Audit and Protection .-

Chapter 9: Privileged Monitoring.-

Chapter 10: Privilege Access Management.-

Chapter 11: PAM Architecture.-

Chapter 12: Break Glass.-

Chapter 13: Industrial Control Systems (ICS).-

Chapter 14: Internet of Things (IoT).-

Chapter 15: The Cloud.-

Chapter 16: Mobile Devices.-

Chapter 17: Ransomware.-

Chapter 18: Secured DevOps (SDevOps).-

Chapter 19: Regulatory Compliance.-

Chapter 20: Sample PAM Use Cases.-

Chapter 21: Deployment Considerations.-

Chapter 22: Privileged Account Management Implementation.-

Chapter 23: Key Takeaways.-

Chapter 24: Conclusion.-

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Morey Haber has 20+ years of IT industry experience. He joined BeyondTrust in 2012 as a part of the eEye Digital Security acquisition and overseas strategy for both vulnerability and privileged access management. In 2004, Morey joined eEye as the Director of Security Engineering and was responsible for strategic business discussions and vulnerability management architectures in Fortune 500 clients. Prior to eEye, he was a Development Manager for Computer Associates, Inc. (CA), responsible for new product beta cycles and key customer accounts. Morey began his career as a Reliability and Maintainability Engineer for a government contractor building flight and training simulators.

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