Webinar Description
Key Takeaways
- Examines how attackers escalate privileges after gaining initial access through stolen credentials, vulnerable applications or misconfigurations
- Covers both horizontal and vertical privilege escalation techniques, including malware deployment and abuse of legitimate tools
- Explains why conventional security tools often fail to detect or prevent privilege escalation attacks
- Provides practical guidance on implementing Zero Trust controls, including allowlisting, ringfencing and privileged access management
- Designed for IT professionals, security engineers and technical managers responsible for endpoint and application security
About the Webinar
Privilege Escalation: The Attack Path Most Security Tools Overlook is a webinar hosted by ThreatLocker, featuring CEO Danny Jenkins and CPO Rob Allen. The session addresses a critical gap in many security strategies: the techniques attackers use to elevate their access after establishing an initial foothold within an organization’s IT environment.
The webinar explains how privilege escalation enables threat actors to install malware, disable security defenses, access sensitive data and maintain persistent access to compromised networks. Attendees will learn why traditional security tools frequently miss these attack paths and how Zero Trust principles can disrupt the progression from limited access to full system control.
Technical Focus Areas
The session covers the mechanics of privilege escalation attacks, distinguishing between horizontal movement (accessing other accounts at the same privilege level) and vertical escalation (gaining higher privileges such as administrator access). Specific topics include vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and the abuse of legitimate administrative tools that attackers exploit to elevate their access.
From a defensive perspective, the webinar addresses the removal of standing local administrator rights, default-deny execution control and application-level elevation with policy-bound privilege management. The presenters explain how allowlisting, ringfencing and privileged access management work together to interrupt the path from initial execution to privilege elevation and lateral movement.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is intended for IT professionals, system administrators, security engineers and technical managers working in cybersecurity, IT operations or network security. The content is relevant to mid-level and senior technical staff responsible for security posture, particularly those working in enterprises, managed service providers or organizations managing sensitive or regulated environments. Attendees should have a working understanding of endpoint security concepts and an interest in implementing least privilege and Zero Trust frameworks.
Format
The event is a virtual webinar featuring expert-led instruction and a question-and-answer session. The format emphasizes practical, step-by-step guidance for reducing privilege abuse within IT environments.