Privileged Account Takeovers Pose Major Risks
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Privileged Account Takeovers Pose Major Risks
Here's a look at areas of high risk, such as privileged account takeovers, with which enterprises need help to improve their security. -
Account Takeovers
61% of respondents cited privileged account takeover as the most difficult stage of an attack to mitigate, up from 44% last year. -
Mitigation Headaches
Other difficult attack stages to mitigate include malware installation (21%) and the reconnaissance phase (12%). -
Biggest Security Concerns
38% of respondents cited stolen privileged or administrative accounts as their greatest security concern, followed by phishing attacks (27%) and malware on the network (23%). -
False Security
55% of respondents believe they can detect a breach within a matter of days and 25% believe they can detect one within hours. -
Poor Security Habits
48% believe poor employee security habits are to blame for data breaches, and 29% believe attackers are too sophisticated. -
Security Confidence
57% of respondents were confident in the security strategies set by their CEOs or boards of directors. -
Keeping Attackers at Bay
44% of respondents say that they can prevent attackers from breaking into their networks. -
Greatest Fears
72% of respondents reported password hijacking as the type of attack they were most concerned about, followed by phishing attacks (70%), SSH (Secure Shell) key hijacking (41%), Pass-the-Hash attacks (36%), Golden Ticket attacks (23%), Overpass-the-Hash attacks (18%) and Silver Ticket attacks (12%). -
Security Disconnect
Only 51% of respondents have an automated privileged account management system in place across their organizations. -
Good Compliance Doesn't Equal Good Security
90% of respondents believe that compliance with industry regulations does not do enough to prevent a breach.
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