The Privileged Access Blog

The Migus Group’s blog covering identity and access management, PAM, DevSecOps, IT operations and other topics related to enterprise security.

Authentication vs. Authorization: What’s the Difference? — July 12, 2022

Though used interchangeably (and erroneously), authentication and authorization are separate but related steps in the user access provision process. Read on for a thorough comparison of authentication vs. authorization.

What is Open-Source Software? Here’s Why Your Business Needs It — July 5, 2022

What is open-source software? It offers many advantages to businesses: a quicker pace of innovations, strong support from a large and enthusiastic community, and freedom from vendor lock-in.

2FA: Benefits of Two-Factor Authentication — June 28, 2022

2FA is a vital security tool for organizations to defend themselves against cyberattacks that have grown in both quantity and sophistication. Read on to learn about the benefits of two-factor authentication

What Is a Cybersecurity Program, and Why Does My Company Need One? — March 18, 2022

A cybersecurity program is a strategy to protect an organization’s data, applications, end points and networks. For many companies, these are the most important assets; therefore, a breach could have damaging and far-reaching consequences.

Zero Standing Privilege — July 20, 2021

Zero Standing Privilege helps reduce the risk of a data breach and hacked accounts/systems by ensuring no one has automatic trust, and that trust (and privilege) is only granted for the length of time needed to perform the task.

Helping Thycotic Deliver Kubernetes Integrations — July 14, 2020

The Migus group is pleased to announce our partnership with Thycotic, in which we helped deliver Kubernetes and key integrations, and SDKS for their Privileged Access Management solutions.