Access Control

In this article, we’ll take a high-level look at what a CASB is, what it does, and how it works. You’ll learn the key pillars of CASBs and how they address the growing threat of Shadow IT in cloud-based organizations. By the end of this article, you’ll understand the differences between CASB, SASE, and IAM, as well as the main challenges to implementing a CASB solution.

Lateral movement is when an attacker gains initial access to one part of a network and then attempts to move deeper into the rest of the network — typically via remote desktop tools or remote administration tools (RATs).

Role-based access control (RBAC) boosts security, compliance & employee cheer. Learn about role & access discovery, plus a 6 step approach to implementation.

During a featured session at this year’s DevOps Experience, Olive AI CloudOps Engineer Kellen Anker spoke with Justin McCarthy, strongDM CTO & Co-founder, about his company’s journey towards achieving one-click onboarding access and the resulting radical improvements in workforce efficiencies.

BeyondTrust FKA Bomgar is an access management and endpoint security solution which provides end user access and monitoring for a variety of platforms and devices including: Linux, Windows, Mac, Unix, and other mobile and cloud platforms. BeyondTrust has a host of solutions in privileged identity & access management, privileged remote access and vulnerability management. However, if you're looking for a simple and secure way to manage access to databases, Kubernetes clusters, or other internal web applications, BeyondTrust might not be the best solution to fit your needs. This blog post will take a look at a few alternatives and break down the pros and cons of each.

Perimeter 81 is a cloud-based Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform that provides centralized access to local networks, applications, and cloud resources. The company takes a security-first approach and aims to disrupt the VPN industry by offering a simple and scalable network access alternative for organizations of all sizes. However, if you're looking for a more reliable and enterprise-ready solution to manage access to infrastructure, Perimeter 81 might not be the best solution for your needs. This blog post will take a look at a few alternatives and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Pomerium is an "identity-aware proxy" which aims to disrupt the VPN industry. Pomerium works on just about any device, providing remote access management solutions for individuals to enterprise level companies. Pomerium works as a SASE solution which allows users to manage authentication and authorization of any internal or third party application. Essentially, Pomerium adds SSO capabilities to just about any application. However, if you're looking for a more robust way to manage access to databases and Kubernetes clusters, Pomerium might not be the best solution for your needs. This blog post will take a look at a few alternatives and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Proofpoint is a SaaS based cybersecurity and compliance company which purchased Meta Networks in 2019. Proofpoint ZTNA (Meta Networks) is a Zero Trust Network Access provider that specializes in granting secure remote access from a user-level. They focus heavily on providing users with the ability to securely access company resources from any location, while ditching the need for a VPN. However, if you're looking for a simple and secure way, without expensive starting costs and required add-ons, Proofpoint might not be the best solution to fit your needs.

Here’s the scenario: On one side, you’re inundated with requests to provide access to critical infrastructure in order to enable teams to do their jobs; on the other side, you’re tasked with auditing access and ensuring that security to those systems is solid.

Discovering “who has access to what” is critical for zero trust and PAM. These six steps will get you started with Access Management.

Role & Access Discovery aims to answer “Does this person, in this role, need access to that system?” Learn why this is a critical part of access management.

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) is relatively new, and delineating between SRE and DevOps can be confusing. That’s why experts from Splunk, strongDM, and InfluxData have come together to define both roles.