Secure Shell (SSH) is a security protocol broadly used by teams around the world.

However, despite the importance of SSH, most organizations have limited, or no, formal SSH policies or management in place. Unfortunately, this means cyber criminals can easily abuse SSH keys that secure and automate administrator-to-machine and machine-to-machine access to critical business functions.

Venafi recently conducted a study that evaluated how organizations manage and implement SSH in their environments. Check out the infographic below to learn more about the most prominent SSH weaknesses many organizations face.

“A compromised SSH key in the wrong hands can be extremely dangerous,” said Nick Hunter, senior technical manager for Venafi. “Cybercriminals can use them to access systems from remote locations, evade security tools, and often use the same key to access more systems. Based on these results, it’s very clear that most organizations have not implemented SSH security policies and restricted SSH access configurations because they do not understand the risks of SSH and how it affects their security posture.”

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