It has just been a great few months here at Viewfinity!   In a moment of self-indulgence, I would like to share information related to our recent good news:

•  Mass Technology Leadership Council Award 2012 Nomination for “Company of the Year - Private”  
• American Business Awards 2012 Finalist for Best New Product or Service - Software - Security Solution    
• Best of TechEd Award (BOTE) 2012 Finalist in the Security Category with the Privilege Management Solution 
• Viewfinity GPO 4.0 version released - triggers the tipping point for broad adoption to lock down endpoints due to our breakthrough automated method by which administrative rights are managed  

Click Viewfinity Awards to view the complete list.

Sean Martin, founder of imsmartin consulting, spoke to many individuals at the recent RSA 2012 conference.  Sean mentioned in his recent article titled “Are security basics getting lost under the cover of cloud and mobile?” that there were numerous topics discussed but he noticed three topics being raised more than others: passwords, identities, and privileges.

“Most organizations take steps to remove admin-level access and elevated privileges from standard user accounts. But admin privileges often get granted to additional users over time as a way to allow them to install printer drivers, launch system-level applications, and perform other business-enabling actions on their own without IT help desk involvement,” said Sean Martin.

Viewfinity is seeing that most organizations are victims of “privilege creep” – a situation where privileges are locked down initially and are increased over time. Businesses should follow the basics of managing account privileges on a granular level, controlling access based on need, time, application, location and more.

Viewfinity is a silver sponsor at the SC Congress NY show at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City being held on November 16, 2011. SC Congress is a targeted event that brings together IT security experts to talk about current IT trends, IT security breaches, vulnerabilities in mobile and cloud security, and IT security solutions that are overall helping companies secure their network.

Viewfinity Privilege Management will be demonstrated at Booth #312.

Click here to register for a demo session

We look forward to seeing you at SC Congress New York.

Viewfinity’s President, Gil Rapaport, delves into detail about Privilege Management Best Practices with SC Magazine reporter, Angela Moscaritolo. 

According to Gil Rapaport, a least privilege environment is desirable because a company that provides administrative rights to end users exposes the organization to numerous security threats.  Users with administrative rights are able to install, uninstall, and run suspect applications that can prove harmful to an organization’s IT security infrastructure.  In a least privileges environment, IT administrators remove admin rights from end users and instead implement policies that allow approved applications to run and elevate privileges as needed.   

A significant driver that is leading organizations to move to a least privilege environment is the Windows 7 migration.  IT groups are engaging both the migration with implementing a least privileges environment because end users will not even know their admin rights have been removed.  At the same time, many organizations are also not aware of how exposed their desktops are when users are running with admin rights. 

A best practice is to know which users have admin rights on the Windows domain, so IT admins can better manage and monitor the network.  To find out which users have admin rights on the Windows domain, Viewfinity provides a free Local Admin Discovery Tool download.  This tool is helpful as it detects who exactly has admin rights.  IT admin can then take action if needed to remove these rights. 

View the full interview at http://bit.ly/iMOv1O 

After viewing the interview, click here to download the Local Admin Discovery Tool and take the first step in following Best Practices for Privilege Management.