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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
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Last updated January 17, 2023

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    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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    Kilian Englert
    Kilian Englert Kilian has a background in enterprise security engineering, as well as security solution selling. Kilian is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and creates internal and public content on topics related to cybersecurity and technology best practices.

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