Identity-related threats pose an increasing risk to those protecting networks because attackers - ranging from financially motivated crime gangs and nation-state backed crews - increasingly prefer to log in using stolen credentials instead of exploiting vulnerabilities or social engineering.
Specifically, compromised valid accounts represented 30 percent of all incidents that X-Force responded to in 2023 - pushing that vector to the top of the list of cyber criminals' most common initial access points for the first time ever.
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