Xceedium Blog
More Observations on the Verizon Breach Report
In Happy VDBIRthday, part one of our blog about the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Report, we made some fun of marketers (ourselves included) using the yearly report to justify the need for their security technology. We were again this year very pleased to find a juicy nugget for ourselves. Spoiler alert: it supports the big [...] read more
Twitter, China, and Revenge: One Is Not Like The Other?
If you’d been asked a few weeks ago what Twitter, China, and revenge had in common, you might have been hard pressed to come up with an answer. Today, it’s clear that passwords—specifically stolen passwords—are the thread tying them together. When you start surveying systems to include in your privileged identity management efforts, Twitter and [...] read more
Panel: Virtual World with Virtual Risks. Can it be Cloudy and Clearly Secure?
Don’t forget to sign up for next week’s panel discussion on virtual risks. Sponsored by partner SafeNet, the discussion will bring together representatives from five companies to provide an in-depth discussion of risks that emerge when migrating to the cloud, and how they can best be mitigated. On Wednesday, May 15th, at 11:00 ET, join: [...] read more
Defining the Hybrid Cloud
We talk a lot about the hybrid cloud–but it’s not a term that enjoys a completely consistent definition within the industry. We thought it would be useful to explain what we mean by the term–and why we define it the way we do, and what that means for Xsuite. We employ a very broad definition [...] read more
Happy VDBIRthday
Analyzing the Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report with Privileged Identity Management Glasses On It’s that time of year again–the time of year when security vendor marketing wonks go nuts, and try to manufacture reasons why their product or service offering is so darn important. No, it’s not the Christmas or Chanukah shopping seasons, its VDBIR [...] read more
Next Generation Privileged Identity Management: How Xsuite Measures Up
Last week, we wrote about five requirements we believe are essential in enabling next generation privileged identity management. As a quick reminder, they are: The ability to establish a single point of control for your privileged users Support for flexible deployment to any point in the hybrid cloud, while maintaining visibility and control over your [...] read more
AWS New York Summit: Transforming Computing
The 2013 Amazon Web Services NYC Summit is in the books–it was an impressive event. The AWS team put on a fantastic, content rich show. Attendees really ran the gamut. They came to the Javits Center from organizations representing multiple industries. Of course media and financial services firms were well represented, and we also met [...] read more
Next Generation Privileged Identity Management: What’s It Take?
The hybrid cloud represents a new generation of computing. Inevitably, advancements in infrastructure bring new requirements for management solutions. We’ve identified five core capabilities essential to achieving Next Generation Privileged Identity Management. Establish a Single Point of Control One of the primary attractions of the hybrid cloud is flexibility. IT managers can select the platform [...] read more
Xsuite for VMware Generally Available
Xceedium this week announced the general availability of our latest product release, Xsuite for VMware. This is a significant extension of the Xsuite product line, and–we believe–makes Xsuite the first privileged identity management offering truly optimized for the hybrid cloud. We’ve previously discussed here in the blog the central role this release plays in our [...] read more
Security Systems: Target or Shield?
When we think about protecting and defending information technology resources, we typically view security systems as part of the solution. But recent events remind us these systems are just as much a target for attackers as more operational systems and applications. The most recent example comes from South Korea, where malware that wiped data from [...] read more
