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In the current cyber threat landscape, the protection of personal and corporate identities has become vital. Once in the hands of cybercriminals, compromised credentials and accounts provide unauthorized access to corporations’ sensitive information and an entry point to launch costly ransomware and other malware attacks.
To properly mitigate threats stemming from compromised credentials and accounts, organizations need identity intelligence. Understanding the significance of identity intelligence and the benefits it delivers is foundational to maintaining a secure posture and minimizing risk.
There is a perception that security teams and threat analysts are already overloaded by too much data. By these measures, another stream of cyber threat intelligence will only further bog down their workflows and overwhelm their ability to take meaningful action.
However, when threat intelligence is contextual and relevant to the specific organization and its attack surface, the issue of data overload is removed. When identity intelligence is added to the mix, security teams can easily discover compromised credentials in the cybercriminal wild, and take preventive measures before damage is done. Here’s how.
