Credentials are King

Threat actors are always looking for good sources of valid (stolen) email and password combinations – and there are many hundreds of millions available to them. 361 million stolen accounts leaked on Telegram added to HIBP (bleepingcomputer.com) Once they have these credentials, the threat actors will be trying them out …

The Principle of Least Privilege and Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability – A Primer

AAA

Authentication, Authorisation and Accountability (AAA) and The Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) come together in this primer to give you a basic understanding of the importance of knowing who is accessing your information and how much they can access. Another important idea covered here is what happens when something goes …

What the “Principle of Least Privilege” does for you? (pt. 1)

Principle of Least Privilege

This article follows on from last week’s Why the “Principle of Least Privilege” works and something for free…. If you want the something for free, then you had better read that article first! Let’s start with a simple definition. The Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP) is a fundamental concept in …