As the cybersecurity threat landscape continues to expand in both speed and scope, compromised credentials are emerging as a key element behind successful attacks. Threat actors steal credentials for multiple reasons, including selling them on the dark web, accessing enterprise infrastructure, and maintaining persistence.
According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), 61% of all breaches involved credentials. Stolen credentials enable threat actors to create new accounts and move laterally to compromise an organization’s security estate.
Protecting Against Credential-Based Attacks will help readers understand how threat actors can dump credentials using advanced tools and techniques and how SentinelOne’s identity security solutions can offer multiple layers of defense against credential thefts.
