By Brian Prince on March 24, 2015
It is no secret that enterprises sometimes have trouble keeping a handle on privileged users. In the wrong hands, excessive privileges can lead to data breaches and sleepless nights for IT.
According to a survey from security firm BeyondTrust, which focuses on privilege management issues, more than 47 percent of the 728 survey participants said users in their organizations have elevated privileges not necessary for their roles. Twenty percent reported that more than three-quarters of their user base run as administrators. In addition, 33 percent said their organizations had no policies for privileged password management.
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Excessive User Privileges Challenges Enterprise Security: Survey
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