The experience of many information security officers shows that only a small portion of security incidents take place as a result of meticulously planned and sophisticated targeted attacks, while most incidents are due to a lack of effective security and control measures. This post begins a series of publications about IT security threats associated with the use of legitimate software.
Hugely popular, easy-to-use and practical, remote access tools have been appreciated by system administrators and developers alike, as well as by anyone who has ever needed to log on to a work computer from a remote location, whether traveling on business, working from home, or caught out by an emergency while on vacation. However, unregulated use of this software poses a threat to corporate security and may lead to security incidents.