The phrase “assume breach” has been transformational to enterprise security investment and defensive strategy for a few years but may now be close to retirement.

The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) used in the Twitter attack were not much different than in the majority of other data breaches and serve as valuable lessons for designing a modern cyber defense strategy.

To minimize the effect of an attack, an automated response is vital, which can reduce the amount of time between infection and resolution.

Let’s look at some real-world examples of the identity management challenges remote work is creating, and at what it means to rethink identity governance and lifecycle to meet those challenges.