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  1. Enterprise Password Management for the Breach Era

    January 23rd, 2026 by Paul Hunter | Posted in Best Practices, Perspective, Security Outcomes |

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    This blog was originally published here. Credential breaches are a top concern for IT Directors and CISOs across every industry. When attackers compromise user credentials at scale, the ability to reset passwords quickly and securely becomes mission-critical. Yet, most enterprises still rely on legacy password reset tools—solutions that were never designed for the speed, scale,…

  2. Break Glass Accounts – Risk or Required

    October 1st, 2025 by Paul Hunter | Posted in Best Practices, Perspective, Research |

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    We have all seen the sign, “In case of fire, break glass, and pull alarm.” While this necessary mitigating control for fire safety is explicitly known and present in almost every building, an analogy translates into the cybersecurity landscape as “break glass accounts.” In fact, few risk-mitigating controls stir as much debate among CISOs as…

  3. 5 Reasons Disconnected Apps Are An Enterprise Risk You Can No Longer Ignore

    September 30th, 2025 by Paul Hunter | Posted in Best Practices, News, Perspective, Research |

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    Companies of every size depend on Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity Governance and Administration (IGA), and Privileged Access Management (PAM) to secure logins, enforce policies, and meet compliance requirements. These platforms are the backbone of modern identity security. But there’s a problem: they can only secure what they connect to. The apps that don’t…

  4. Identity Blind Spots on the Network Layer

    September 25th, 2025 by Paul Hunter | Posted in Perspective, Research, Security Outcomes |

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    Webinar Title: Zero Trust Falls Short Without Network Identity: Lessons from Salt Typhoon Date: October 1, 2025 Registration: Save your spot here Abstract Identity for users, applications, servers, and cloud has matured. Network devices are often the exception. Shared device accounts, SSH key sprawl, limited per-command authorization, and weak session evidence create a gap that…

  5. Salt Typhoon: How Network Admin Paths Became Attack Paths

    September 23rd, 2025 by Paul Hunter | Posted in News, Perspective, Security Outcomes |

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    Webinar Title: Zero Trust Falls Short Without Network Identity: Lessons from Salt Typhoon Date: October 1, 2025 Registration: Save your spot here Abstract Salt Typhoon highlights how valid credentials and built in tools can turn network administration into an attacker highway. This post walks a likely attack chain in plain language and shows where identity…

  6. The Impact of Security Breaches on Educational Institutions

    June 11th, 2025 by Paul Hunter | Posted in Best Practices, Perspective |

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    This blog was originally published by Bravura here.   Educational institutions oversee hundreds or thousands of students and faculty members daily. Therefore, it’s no surprise they deal with large volumes of valuable data, like: Student and educator login information. Home addresses. Birthdays. Full names. Social security numbers. Credit card information and other financial records. Education…

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