Cyber security is the protection of computer systems and networks from information disclosure, theft of or damage to their hardware, software, or electronic data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
(Definition from Wikipedia)

Due to the ever increasing reliance on digital systems and devices, this issue is growing into one of the most complex challenges in the modern world, both technologically and politically.

More and more organisations are realising the impact of cyber threats to their systems, operations and employees, and are now taking action putting security measures in place to protect and reduce vulnerabilities.

As digital transformation has opened new doors for business, it has also left the door wide open for attackers making cyber attacks inevitable. With physical and network barriers dissolved, any identity can be an attack path to an organization’s most valuable assets.

Password management replaces these barriers by providing secure access controls for user and application accounts. This increased level of security makes it difficult for intruders and malware to break through and also takes away any human vulnerabilities, such as writing down or hard coding passwords into applications, and being caught by targeted phishing attacks.

Privileged access management falls under the wider term of identity and access management with a focus on business critical assets as opposed to all user accounts.

Following a Zero Trust approach, these systems identify, authenticate, and authorize individuals and applications who need to utilise IT resources to keep businesses operating successfully.

This has to be done in a structured manner so that the whole process can be audited (or accounted for). If you choose to use a CyberArk solution, their monitoring software uses AI technology to flag suspicious behaviour and stop intruder attacks in real-time.

There are many reasons why companies can benefit from privileged access management. Whether you are a small or large organisation, you can gain instant protection for all your critical assets against cyber attack, even if the intruder is already inside your network.

You can control who has access to what systems and put password management policies in place to help automate the process. Real-time monitoring of the network and access to critical assets provides yet another level of security to minimise risk against intruder attack.

Consider what your threat landscape is and how far it stretches. Is it time to consider privileged access management?

Lots of clients ask what is CyberArk used for? CyberArk provides full end-to-end award winning privileged access management solutions. The patented vault technology, protected with multiple layers of security controls, is just one of the tools used to protect companies’ critical business assets from cyber attacks. The component driven architecture allows for fast and scalable deployments and, with hundreds of integration APIs, CyberArk is easily integrated with existing security, operations and DevOps tools and applications.

As the established market leader in the privileged access management, and named a Leader in the Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Privileged Access Management, CyberArk continues to lead with innovations, proven methodologies and exceptional customer service.

Reaching over 6600 customers, across 90 countries and to more than 50% of the Fortune 500 organisations, many within the top industry sectors, CyberArk has the broadest and most diverse global presence. This is why Morondava Cyber Security choose to be a CyberArk partner.

These days if you don’t use privileged access management to secure your user accounts then you are at huge risk of an intruder threat either externally or internally from your organisation. It’s big business and constantly on the rise so we highly recommend that you prioritise privileged access management as soon as possible, whether you use CyberArk or any other software, it is very important to ensure that your infrastructure is secure.

All you have to do is contact us for a no obligation initial chat about your requirements. We understand that every project is bespoke so will work together to come up with a strategy to secure your privileged access across your entire business, starting with your biggest vulnerabilities and working through a health check programme.

Morondava Cyber Security provides fully CyberArk certified and security cleared CyberArk architects and engineers to deliver end-to-end implementations of privileged access security (PAS) solutions into your security strategy. 

We work with clients from a variety of industries in both the public and private sector, ranging from blue chip to small and medium enterprises, offering professional services on privileged access management.

Over the past few years we have delivered multiple implementations, migrations and upgrades across cloud and on-premise infrastructure, safe design and account onboarding, safe re-design and consolidation as well as best practise guidance, documentation and training.

Don’t be fooled by the name! Morondava Cyber Security are based in Kent, in south east England. Due to the remote nature of IT we are able to work with clients all over the world.

We get asked this a lot so we thought we would add it here! There are a couple of reasons why we show the baobab tree in our logo. Firstly, the owners visited Morondava in Madagascar back in 2010 and loved it there so much it became the inspiration for the company name.

Secondly, and more significantly, the baobab tree is known as the tree of life, providing shelter, clothing, food, and water for the animal and human inhabitants of the African savannah regions. The cork-like bark and huge stem are fire resistant, making it, in cyber terms, the perfect firewall against intrusion attacks. We rather liked that!