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Shibu Babuchandran - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Manager/ Service Delivery Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
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EB
Director of Community at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Aug 10, 2022
Hi infosec professionals, Based on this article, a few days ago "Twilio became aware of unauthorized access to information related to a limited number of Twilio customer accounts through a sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials". What could be done better to prevent this from happening in the future? Which tools, techniques and solutions could help to a...
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LN
IDM Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Aug 10, 2022
In case of sophisticated social engineering attack designed to steal employee credentials there is a need to pay attention regarding education of employee first and if not already in place apply Zero Trust approach by implementing OTP and using it as mandatory for all employees. Any technical solution is not good enough to avoid willing leak of employee credentials by themself.
EB
Director of Community at PeerSpot (formerly IT Central Station)
Jul 13, 2022
Hi security professionals, Can you please clarify the definition of the Zero Trust vs Least Privileged model? How are they different? In which cases you'd use each of them? Please share an example. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
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Consultant at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 12, 2022
Least Privilege is about giving the least privilege (role and privilege) as required by the user, while Zero Trust completely eliminates trust at a whole level, whether internal or external.  Zero Trust sample is MFA, where you would need to validate your access credentials (e.g., through biometrics).
AO
Technical Lead at Freelance Consultant
Jul 12, 2022
Least privilege access is used to provide access needed to perform a role or action, which is good, while Zero trust completely assumes every attempt as a possible compromise and treats it as such.  If something with the least privilege access tries to access any resource in an environment where Zero Trust is implemented, Zero trust will still take precedence.
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Remy Ma - PeerSpot reviewer
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Mar 13, 2023
Zero Trust Security is all the rage these days and for good reason. It’s a powerful security framework that organizations can use to protect themselves against cyber threats. While it sounds complicated, at its core there are five simple principles that makeup Zero Trust Security: 1. Never trust, always verify: With managed email security services,  organizations can employ various layers of authentication and authorization to verify user identities before allowing access. 2. Least privilege: Organizations should only grant users the minimal amount of access necessary for their role in order to reduce the risk of a data breach or other malicious activity. 3. Zero trust boundaries: By using managed email security services, organizations can ensure that data and systems are segmented into secure boundaries to prevent the lateral movement of malicious actors. 4. Continuous monitoring: Organizations should employ managed email security services to continuously monitor and log user activity, allowing administrators to spot suspicious behavior quickly and take appropriate action. 5. Comprehensive security solutions: By employing managed email security services, organizations can ensure comprehensive protection from cyber threats. These five principles are the foundation of Zero Trust Security and managed email security services are necessary for implementing them in a secure and effective way. Take advantage of managed email security services today to ensure that your organization is protected against all types of cyber threats.
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