A Policy of All Privileged Accounts – Overkill or Common Sense?

An attacker accessing a privileged account doesn’t begin with a root or administrator account. An attack on a privileged account usually starts with the theft of an average user’s credentials. Passwords are the starting point for fraud, where bad actors disguise themselves as legitimate users. They construct a fraudulent misrepresentation to accomplish their nefarious work...

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