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TECH TALK
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TENABLE EXPERT DISCUSSES
THE IMPLICATIONS OF
CYBERSECURITY IGNORANCE
The sheer number of companies that fail to correctly
secure their IT infrastructure against network
vulnerabilities is alarming and experts working in the
cybersecurity field are concerned. Gavin Millard, Vice
President of Intelligence, Tenable, reveals the potential
effects of poor cyberhygiene and talks us through the
basic requirements enterprises should be carrying out
to secure their infrastructure.
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enable, the cyber exposure company,
announced that Tenable Research
has discovered several zero-day
vulnerabilities in the PremiSys access control
system developed by IDenticard. When
exploited, the most severe vulnerability
would give an attacker unfettered access
to the badge system database, allowing
them to covertly enter buildings by creating
fraudulent badges and disabling building
locks. According to its website, IDenticard
has tens of thousands of customers around
the world, including Fortune 500 companies,
www.intelligentcio.com
K-12 schools, universities, medical centres
and government agencies.
Today’s modern enterprise has an extremely
complex digital infrastructure comprised of
both traditional and modern assets. This
level of complexity has made it increasingly
difficult for security teams to establish secure
networks in dynamic enterprise environments.
The PremiSys zero-days are a stark reminder
that the mass adoption of emerging
technologies has quickly blurred the lines
between physical and digital security.
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A LOT OF
THE ISSUES
ORGANISATIONS
ARE FACING
ARE SIMPLE
FOUNDATIONAL
THINGS THAT
THEY’RE NOT
DOING WELL SUCH
AS PATCHING.
INTELLIGENTCIO
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