Delinea publishes free e-book “Conversational Server Access Security” with valuable best practices for “protecting servers from cyber attacks”.
Delinea, a leading provider of seamless security Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions, is releasing “Conversational Server Access Security”, a new free e-book that offers companies valuable best practices for securing hybrid infrastructures. The guide, published in cooperation with Conversational Geek, shows how to successfully implement a Zero Trust approach to sustainably reduce cyber risks.
Servers are always in the spotlight
Servers are the heart of the IT infrastructure and are often targeted by cybercriminals. Vulnerabilities in Windows, UNIX, and Linux servers, located both on-premises and in the cloud, play into their hands. It is not uncommon for attackers to gain privileged access to critical data such as financial data, intellectual property, etc., opening the door to system-wide data loss, ransomware attacks, and worse.
Server Access Security Guide
The new guide for server access security provides a remedy here by explaining to IT and security managers how layered implementation of access controls directly on the servers can be used to ensure that every privileged user at every access point is granted the authorizations required for him - and that safe and user-friendly. The focus is on least-privilege rights assignment according to a zero-trust security approach, so that access to server resources is only granted to verified and authorized identities - and this is limited, ie only for the period of time that is actually necessary to fulfill a task is. It then automatically revokes those privileges to minimize the surface area for exploits.
Zero Trust and Least Privilege
🔎 Free guide to protecting servers (Image: Delinea).
"The concepts of Zero Trust and Least Privilege are not new, but many IT and security professionals are unclear on how to implement them in the rapidly changing, more complex hybrid environments," said Joseph Carson, Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO at Delinea. "Our new guide can help provide a better understanding of how to secure access to on-premises and cloud servers to avoid falling prey to cybercriminals targeting modern infrastructure."
The best practices outlined in the e-book will help cybersecurity professionals implement a server access security strategy by explaining how to
- identified and removed unrestricted and overbroad privileges,
- Identities and permissions verified at each access control point,
- ensures that only authorized users can access or make changes to server resources,
- only secure just-enough and just-in-time access granted and
- Server-level behavior is logged and recorded.
About Delinea Delinea is a leading provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions that enable seamless security for modern, hybrid businesses. Our solutions enable organizations to secure critical data, devices, code and cloud infrastructure to reduce risk, ensure compliance and simplify security. Delinea removes complexity and redefines access for thousands of customers worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100 companies. Our customers range from small businesses to the world's largest financial institutions, organizations and critical infrastructure companies.