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GUEST OPINION:  Semperis Cyber Predictions -  Focusing on the rise of attacks against Active Directory, critical infrastructure and more.

COMPANY NEWS: Delinea, a leading provider of solutions that seamlessly extend Privileged Access Management (PAM), today announced the latest release of Server Suite, part of its Server PAM solution, which secures and consolidates identity access to servers. Enhancements include new authentication options for organisations using Active Directory (AD), multi-factor authentication (MFA), Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and IBM AIX Unix systems to further improve security for identities requesting access to critical systems.

GUEST OPINION: The use of Basic Authentication over the internet is as old as the basic standard for the world wide web. Its use was outlined in May 1996 as part of the standard for version 1.0 of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol.

Rapid digitisation has forced fashion brands to reimagine how shopping in the digital world takes place, but a more interconnected retail experience has increased the number of cyberattacks on fashion businesses in Australia, according to exposure management company Tenable.

Intelligent identity and access security specialist BeyondTrust has revealed enhancements to BeyondTrust Privilege Management for Unix and Linux and BeyondTrust Active Directory Bridge.

Cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)​ provider Illusive.

IT solutions and managed services provider Logicalis Australia has undertaken a digital transformation project to separate and rebuild the Western Health Active Directory which manages identity, authentication and authorisation for all users of its network and IT resources.

GUEST OPINION: When senior managers consider the best ways to protect their IT assets, it can be tempting for them to focus on tactics that will ward off brute-force attacks.

GUEST OPINION: When using modern software applications, most users don’t spend time considering all the components that make them work.

GUEST OPINION: Moves to code Active Directory exploitation directly into malware is a growing trend and concern for security professionals.

Security provider Attivo Networks has expanded its identity infrastructure assessment technology for Azure Active Directory with hybrid environment support.

Identity and security specialist Attivo Networks says its new ADSecure-DC product provides threat protection from attacks originating from Windows. Mac, Linux, IoT/OT devices, and unmanaged devices which are limited in their ability to run traditional endpoint protection software.

Microsoft's technology plays a big role in facilitating increasingly devastating cyber attacks, a senior official at an email security firm says, accusing the Redmond behemoth of profiting from the existence of vulnerabilities.

COMPANY NEWS: Attivo Networks, the experts in identity security and lateral movement attack prevention, today announced the availability of its Endpoint Detection Net (EDN) Suite on SentinelOne's Singularity XDR Marketplace, a first-of-its-kind application ecosystem that unifies prevention, detection, and response data and actions across attack surfaces with a few simple clicks.

GUEST RESEARCH: Attivo Networks, the experts in preventing identity privilege escalation and detecting lateral movement attacks, today announced the availability of a new research report conducted by Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) and commissioned in part by Attivo Networks. The report focuses on Active Directory (AD), the directory-based identity services platform used by 90% of enterprises worldwide, exploring the obstacles and threats organisations face when protecting AD and how they adapt to address these growing concerns.

GUEST RESEARCH: Attivo Networks, the experts in preventing identity privilege escalation and detecting lateral movement attacks, announced today a new white paper from Aite-Novarica Group, a leading advisory firm covering business, technology, and regulatory issues in financial services industry. The report recognises the leadership Attivo Networks demonstrates in Active Directory protection.

Attackers used a script written in Python during a recent ransomware attack which took just three hours, encrypting all the virtual disks on the target's virtual machine hypervisor.

GUEST OPINION: Bitglass founder and CEO Nat Kausik has warned that the SolarWinds attack illustrates how crucial it is to break free from single vendor security infrastructure such as Microsoft, and why it is essential to stack security tech infrastructure to mitigate against attacks.