Cybercriminals can penetrate 93 percent of company networks

In 93 percent of cases, an external attacker can breach an organization's network perimeter and gain access to local network resources. This is among the findings of a new study of pentesting projects from Positive Technologies, conducted among financial organizations, fuel and energy organizations, government bodies, industrial businesses, IT companies and other sectors. An attacker's path from external networks to target systems begins with breaching the network perimeter. According to the research, on average, it takes two days to penetrate a company's internal network. Credential compromise is the main route in (71 percent of companies), primarily because of simple passwords… [Continue Reading]