When credentials fall into the wrong hands and hackers breach your systems, every minute counts — but having a well-rehearsed incident response plan will allow you to minimize damage and recovery time. Initial detection and alerting. The clock starts ticking as soon as your monitoring tools detect the anomaly and alert your security team — you must move quickly to limit damage. Could your organization be an attractive target for credential-based hackers? If you have any of these security gaps, your systems may be more vulnerable than you think. By implementing multi-factor authentication, enforcing strong password policies, training your staff regularly, auditing you Active Directory frequently and properly segmenting your network, you’ll reduce your organization's vulnerability. Don't wait until after a breach to secure your systems — identify and remediate password vulnerabilities before attackers exploit them. Reset passwords for all compromised accounts, patch exploited vulnerabilities, restore systems from clean backups, and implement multi-factor authentication. By combining traditional security measures with active credential monitoring, your organization can shield itself from credential-based attacks. Using valid credentials, cybercriminals bypass security systems while appearing legitimate to monitoring tools. After a breach, analyze your incident response process, update your response plan, and implement additional security measures based on lessons learned. When it identifies employees with breached passwords, the platform immediately prompts them to create new, secure credentials — eliminating a major vulnerability before attackers can exploit it. Eradication and recovery. Start rebuilding your security systems, making them stronger. By the time you've logged in remotely, the attacker has accessed multiple sensitive customer files and moved laterally through your network, compromising additional systems. Specops Password Policy continuously scans your Active Directory against a database of over four billion unique compromised passwords. Isolation and containment. Cut off the hackers’ access points by disconnecting compromised devices from the network.
This Cyber News was published on www.bleepingcomputer.com. Publication date: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:35:13 +0000