Collaborate Disseminate
In the world of account security, we often focus on end user accounts as the weak vector vulnerable to attackers.
On the contrary, we at Preempt see something that happens just as frequently: failing to limit exposed and vulnerable service a… Continue reading Red Flag Alert: Service Accounts Performing Interactive Logins
In the hustle and bustle of our modern world, we can all get easily lost in the noise. One kind of noise is most frustrating for security teams: the noise of security incidents. With more and more data feeds into your security analytics products, … Continue reading Empowering Employees to Reduce Security Incidents
Security professionals often feel they don’t have enough time to keep up with modern threats. In fact, Crowdstrike researchers have found that top threat actors can go in and out of networks in a matter of minutes. Despite other similar secu… Continue reading Disrupting an Attacker from Exploiting Domain Credentials
People often think that state-sponsored attacks from groups like Lazarus (North Korea), Fancy Bear (Russia) or menuPass (China) only target public federal organizations in Western nations like the U.S. This is simply not the case. In fact, attacks… Continue reading What State-Sponsored Attacks Can Teach Us About Conditional Access
In the past year, we have seen numerous publicly traded corporations (Marriott and T-Mobile), airlines (Cathay Pacific and Delta), and tech companies (Facebook and Google+) all breached because of some type of insider threat or compromised credent… Continue reading How to Thwart an Attacker’s Attempt to Compromise Credentials and Move Around a Network
Stolen or compromised credentials pose well-known risks to organizations and their employees. And as hackers and other malicious actors become more advanced and sophisticated in their techniques, the global threat is increasing. At a recent I… Continue reading Conditional Access Establishes Trust In the Network
UPDATE (Jan. 25): Recent news reports state a deal has been reached to re-open the federal government through Feb 15. The issues outlined in this blog continue to apply to public and private sector organizations.
As many of you may have read … Continue reading Three Ways to Limit the Cybersecurity Impact of the Government Shutdown
Credential compromise emerged the main target for phishing campaigns in 2018 – rather than infecting victims’ devices with malware. Continue reading ThreatList: Credential-Sniffing Phishing Attacks Erupted in 2018
What password would you use for a bank account soon to be worth $120 million?
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Most of us still dream practical, down to earth, old fashioned dreams. And I’d place a bet that not many people, if any, dream about their credentials being stolen. Almost all of my memories from the last 15 years or so are stored digi… Continue reading 6 Tips for Living a Healthy Digital Life and Avoiding Credential Theft This Holiday Season