At the core of the privileged user problem is this dichotomy: With greater access to a company's computer assets comes greater security risk. The privileged user can be a company's security enforcer but also its greatest security risk. Put another way, if a privileged user wants to do bad things, their elevated access to the company network - and all the information that entails -- makes it easier for them. Further, because of the access they maintain to their organization's most confidential information, they become high value targets to corporate "hacktivists" and persistent adversaries eager to penetrate a company's defenses.
Michael Crouse oversees the execution of existing federal and commercial cyber audits/anti -malware requirements programs while identifying new, global growth opportunities within the Department of Defense (DoD)/Intelligence Community (IC) and the private sector. He works closely with top government decision-makers and lends key influence in helping them develop new network security policies, specifically with regard to audit requirements and the detection and mitigation of insider threats.