THE HUMAN
FACTOR
ACCESS MANAGEMENT
CONTROL AND SECURE THE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS.
BY IMPLEMENTING ACCESS CONTROLS, BUSINESSES CAN ENSURE THAT ONLY AUTHORISED USERS CAN ACCESS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO PERFORM THEIR JOB FUNCTIONS.
ACCESS MANAGEMENT CAN HELP ORGANISATIONS BECOME COMPLIANT WITH REGULATORS AND INDUSTRY STANDARD PRACTICES WHICH REQUIRE ROBUST MEASURES TO CONTROL AND SECURE ACCESS TO SENSITIVE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS.
REMOTE DESKTOP PROTOCOLS
RDP CAN BE INSTRUMENTAL FOR CYBER-ATTACKERS AND BAD ACTORS AS THEY PROVIDE A WAY OF REMOTELY ACCESSING AND CONTROLLING THE VICTIM'S COMPUTER OR NETWORK.
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IF AN ATTACKER IS ABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO AN RDP, THEY CAN USE IT TO MOVE LATERALLY WITHIN THE NETWORK, INSTALL MALWARE, EXFILTRATE DATA, AND PERFORM OTHER MALICIOUS ACTIVITIES.
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ADDRESSING REMOTE ACCESS SECURITY IS IMPORTANT TO PREVENT VULNERABILITIES AND PROTECT YOUR ORGANISATION.
​DATA & RETENTION MANAGEMENT
PROTECT SENSITIVE DATA AND ENSURE THAT IT IS USED AND STORED IN A SECURE AND COMPLIANT MANNER.
BY IMPLEMENTING DATA RETENTION POLICIES, BUSINESSES CAN ENSURE THAT THE OPERATIONAL DATA IS RETAINED FOR ONLY AS LONG AS IT IS NEEDED AND SECURELY DELETED OR DESTROYED AFTER IT IS NO LONGER ESSENTIAL FOR THE ORGANISATION.
DATA RETENTION POLICIES CAN HELP ORGANISATIONS BECOME REGULATORY COMPLIANT WHICH REQUIRES THEM TO RETAIN CERTAIN TYPES OF DATA FOR SPECIFIC PERIODS OF TIME AND TO HAVE THE RIGHT MEASURES IN PLACE TO PROTECT AGAINST DATA BREACHES.
