What’s behind the recent rise in identity-based attacks? [Q&A]

Cybercriminals are increasingly using sophisticated identity-based attacks (phishing, social engineering, leveraging compromised credentials) to gain access as trusted users and move laterally across systems undetected. We spoke to Cristian Rodriguez, field CTO, Americas at CrowdStrike, about the company’s recent research into these attacks and now organizations can defend against them. BN: Why are identity-based attacks a growing threat to organizations? CR: Identity is the lowest hanging fruit for adversaries to exploit as cyber defenses evolve and advance. Instead of picking the lock of the heavily guarded side door, they take the path of least resistance: stealing -- or buying --… [Continue Reading]