1+ hour, 8+ min ago   (240+ words) The conversation is moving away from simply where their data is stored and towards who can access it, where it’s processed, which vendors touch it, and whether they can actually prove those answers when customers, auditors, or regulators start asking…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (705+ words) For years the agentic attacker was a conference-slide boogeyman. A vendor would throw it up between the coffee break and the closing keynote, everyone would nod gravely, and then we’d all go back to patching the same Log4j box we forgot…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (461+ words) A farewell lunch invitation lands on your calendar for a developer who, as far as your records are concerned, still has a live account, a VPN token, and admin rights on two systems. Nobody told you they were leaving—the…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (404+ words) This uncertainty is becoming increasingly common as employees adopt AI tools faster than organizations can establish governance around them. That skepticism is influencing how organizations evaluate technology. Security features remain critical, but buyers also want transparency into how vendors collect,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (587+ words) Your identity provider logs every sign-in to your admin accounts right now—the time, the place, and the device. Chances are, you’re not going through those records with a fine-tooth comb since small IT teams like yours don’t have such…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (910+ words) If you’re a regular reader of Root Access, you know the column offers a behind-the-scenes look into the important, yet often underappreciated world of IT with a focus on the dedicated professionals who make everything in our connected, digital world…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (372+ words) About 70% of companies now run MFA, which makes it one of the few security controls you can count on being in place almost anywhere. Strengthening it used to mean buying into an identity platform priced for a much larger company,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (665+ words) You likely handle your company’s phone numbers in some way. Direct Inward Dialing (DIDs) typically function as a set-it-and-forget-it asset. Once configured, there’s not much to do with them. They’ve been the same for years, and they feel about as…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (422+ words) AI governance has become a frequent topic of discussion in the Spiceworks Community, and one recent thread captured a concern many IT professionals are facing. The conversation started with a familiar scenario: users requesting approval for AI tools that can…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (622+ words) For years, enterprises have observed familiar patterns in insider threats: cyber hygiene wasn’t followed. A disgruntled employee copied proprietary information. A contractor retained access to files longer than they should have. An attacker compromised a trusted account and used legit…...