This 10-year anniversary edition of the report dissects the 2022 Microsoft vulnerabilities data and highlights some of the key shifts since the inaugural report. This report will spotlight some of the most significant CVEs of 2022, break down how they are leveraged by attackers, and explain how they can be prevented or mitigated. The way Microsoft classifies the severity rating for a vulnerability is distinct from the likelihood of exploitation.

The report has delivered a holistic annual view of the vulnerabilities within Microsoft’s platforms and products, and has established an undeniable business case for the importance of removing admin rights to reduce risk. In this report, we will examine how these vulnerability trends, along with cloud security adoption, collectively influence how we should think about cybersecurity and risk management in 2022 and beyond.

In its 8th year, the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report has proven to be a valuable asset for many organizations who wish to gain a holistic understanding of the evolving threat landscape. The report provides a 12-month, consolidated view and analysis of Microsoft Patch Tuesdays, as well as exclusive insights from some of the world’s top cybersecurity experts. This analysis not only reveals evolving vulnerability trends, but also identifies the Critical vulnerabilities that could be mitigated if admin rights were removed.

This report is based on real-world monitoring and analysis of attacks between Q1 2020 and Q1 2021 discovered in the wild by the BeyondTrust Labs team. This research report provides insights and analysis into threats and privileged account misuse on Windows devices across the globe. 66% of the techniques either recommend using Privileged Account Management, User Account Management, and Application Control as mitigations or list Administrator / SYSTEM accounts as being a prerequisite for the technique to succeed.

The Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report has garnered over 16,000 downloads and helped thousands of users leverage its detailed data analysis and expert findings to improve their cyber defenses. This year’s edition of the report not only dissects the 2023 Microsoft vulnerabilities data, but also assesses how these vulnerabilities are being leveraged in identity-based attacks. The report also spotlights some of the most significant CVEs of 2023, breaks down how they are leveraged by attackers, and explains how they can be mitigated.

This is the 7th annual edition of the Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report, and includes a five-year trend comparison, giving you a better understanding of how vulnerabilities are growing and in which specific products.

In this fourth edition of BeyondTrust’s annual Privileged Access Threat Report, we’ll be exploring the 2019 threat landscape in detail, with a focus on how security decision makers are utilizing Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions to mitigate these risks.

This white paper explains common use cases for privilege management on Unix/Linux servers.

Security in an era of next-generation technologies, expanding digital footprints, and widely dispersed user bases requires a comprehensive hybrid approach, delivered through privileged access management (PAM).

To better understand how security issues, such as privileged access management (PAM), affect the adoption of next-generation technologies, BeyondTrust – the leader in PAM – commissioned the 2018 Implications of Using Privileged Access Management to Enable Next-Generation Technology survey. The results are a wake-up call for anyone looking to leverage these next-generation technologies.

This technical brief will describe how you can use PowerBroker for Unix & Linux in your *NIX server environment to address and enforce the NIST requirements, as well as the principles of a mature system access model to limit or prevent lateral movement within your environment. These principles apply to identity management, access control, and server configuration and monitoring, operating as a triad to support a strong security program.

Despite the number of data breach stories in the news, many IT organizations fall into the easy trap of using shared accounts for users, administrators, or applications. While this practice means that, when access is needed, everyone can easily pitch in to get the work done, it comes with massive, unjustifiable security and compliance tradeoffs. This paper seeks to provide assistance with these situations.