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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

In the early days of Windows operating systems up through Windows XP, almost any program a user would launch would have administrator-level privileges. In the original Trustworthy Computing white paper , the four goals of the initiative were security, privacy, reliability, and business integrity.

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Managing OT and IT Risk: What Cybersecurity Leaders Need to Know

Tenable

The malware spread rapidly by combining two potent tools: EternalBlue, which exploited a Windows vulnerability, and Mimikatz, which extracted user credentials to move laterally across networks. This allowed the malware to propagate even on systems that had been patched, infecting thousands of machines in minutes.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Found Vulnerable to Basic Hacks, While New MITRE Tool Uses ML to Predict Attack Chains

Tenable

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG Benchmark v3.0.0 Collective operational defense is required to adequately reduce risk posed to more than 100 FCEB agencies and to address dynamic cyber threats to government services and data,” the plan’s document reads. Google’s ChromeOS. Apache’s Cassandra database. Benchmark v1.2.0 Benchmark v1.1.0

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The Medical IoT Security To Depend on When Lives Depend on You

Palo Alto Networks

20% of common imaging devices were running an unsupported version of Windows. Legacy security architectures (with flat networks and error-prone, manual methods to create security policies) can hinder compliance with regulatory requirements, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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5 Steps to Realize a Zero Trust Enterprise in Critical Infrastructure

Palo Alto Networks

As described in the Cyberpedia , "Zero Trust is a strategic initiative that helps prevent successful data breaches by eliminating the concept of trust from an organization’s network architecture. Think of an unsupported Windows XP HMI which needs to be hardened to reduce cyber risk. Zero Trust for CI/OT is a Journey.

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5 Key Drivers of App Modernization Projects

Datavail

Rewriting your legacy apps also lets you take advantage of modern software frameworks and architectures that can help achieve better performance. The legacy.NET Framework, for instance, is proprietary and only supported on the Windows operating system. Better performance. Contact an Expert ».

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Goodbye Qumana, Hello Windows Live Writer?!?

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

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