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2022-10-18 09:40:00 (vue: 2022-10-18 17:09:42) |
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BrandPost: In an Increasingly Dangerous Cyberspace, MFA Is Not Optional |
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Many of the most prominent cybersecurity incidents have resulted from attackers using stolen credentials (username and password) to gain access to networks. In an all-too-familiar pattern, last year's Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, which crippled the delivery of fuel supplies to the Southeastern U.S. for days, began with attackers using a stolen password to gain access to a legacy VPN system.Clearly, organizations need to change the way they think about credentials used for access to data and network assets. That was underscored by a recent joint alert from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the cybersecurity watchdogs of several other countries, which pointed to the role that weak security controls play in breaches and the need to harden credentials (among other recommendations).To read this article in full, please click here |
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