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It ’ s clear that the status quo isn ’ t working . Business leaders need to rethink security with a ‘ zero trust security ’ approach that verifies every user , validates their devices and limits access and privilege .
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It ’ s clear that the status quo isn ’ t working . Business leaders need to rethink security with a ‘ zero trust security ’ approach that verifies every user , validates their devices and limits access and privilege .

Tom Kemp , CEO of Centrify
it would most likely have been prevented by either privileged user identity and access management or user identity assurance .
Tom Kemp , CEO of Centrify , said : “ While the vast majority of CEOs view themselves as the primary owners of their cybersecurity strategies , this report makes a strong argument that companies need to listen more closely to their technical officers .
“ It ’ s clear that the status quo isn ’ t working . Business leaders need to rethink security with a ‘ zero trust security ’ approach that verifies every user , validates their devices and limits access and privilege .”
CEOs are investing in the wrong cybersecurity solutions
The study also revealed that CEOs are investing in the wrong areas of cybersecurity . The 2017 Data Breach Investigation Report released by Verizon indicates that 81 % of breaches involve weak , default or stolen passwords . Identity www . intelligentciso . com | Issue 02
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