What's the biggest attack vector for breaches besides all of the human related ones (i.e., social engineering, phishing, compromised credentials, etc.)? You might think vulnerabilities, but it's actually misconfiguration. The top breach attack vectors are stolen or compromised credentials, phishing, and misconfigurations, which often work together. So why is it so hard to properly configure your systems?
Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer at ThreatLocker, joins Business Security Weekly to discuss Defense Against Configurations and how ThreatLocker can automatically identify misconfigurations and map them to your environment’s compliance and security requirements. Rob will discuss how ThreatLocker Defense Against Configurations dashboard can:
- Identify misconfigurations before they become exploited vulnerabilities
- Monitor configuration compliance with major frameworks
Receive clear, actionable remediation guidance
and more!
This segment is sponsored by ThreatLocker. Visit https://securityweekly.com/threatlocker to learn more about them!
In the leadership and communications segment, Cybersecurity management for boards: Metrics that matter, The Emotional Architecture of Leadership: Why Energy, Not Strategy, Builds Great Teams, Your Transformation Can’t Succeed Without a Talent Strategy, and more!
Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer of ThreatLocker, is an IT Professional with three decades of experience assisting small and medium enterprises embrace and utilize technology. He has spent the majority of this time working for an Irish-based MSP, which has given him invaluable insights into the challenges faced by businesses today. Rob’s background is technical – first as a system administrator, then as a technician and an engineer. His broad technical knowledge, as well as an innate understanding of customers’ needs, made him a trusted advisor for hundreds of businesses across a wide variety of industries. Rob has been at the coalface, assisting clients in remediating the effects of, and helping them recover from cyber and ransomware attacks.
Matt Alderman
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