CISA: Most cyberattacks on gov’ts, critical infrastructure involve valid credentials

More than half of all cyberattacks on government agencies, critical infrastructure organizations and state-level government bodies involved the use of valid accounts, according to a new report from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In 2022, CISA worked with the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to conduct 121 Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (RVAs) on

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