COVID-19 Threat Update #5

The race to enable remote work sent IT and security teams into high gear — and often resulted in shortcuts that exposed organizations to incredible risk in the process. Hackers...
Kilian Englert
1 min read
Last updated January 17, 2023

The race to enable remote work sent IT and security teams into high gear — and often resulted in shortcuts that exposed organizations to incredible risk in the process. Hackers know companies are vulnerable, and time is on their side: they’re leveraging tried-and-true brute-force attacks and doing recon to target their attacks.

Click to watch Varonis CMO David Gibson and Security Manager Ryan O’Boyle discuss the trends they’re seeing and how you can protect your organization by monitoring Active Directory:

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