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Beware the man in the cloud: How to protect against a new breed of cyberattack
2019-01-21 07:00

One malicious tactic that has become quite prevalent in recent years is known as a ‘man in the cloud’ (MitC) attack. This attack aims to access victims’ accounts without the need to obtain compromised user credentials beforehand. Below, this article explains the anatomy of MitC attacks and offers practical advice about what can be done to defend against them. What is MitC attack? To gain access to cloud accounts, MitC attacks take advantage of the … More → The post Beware the man in the cloud: How to protect against a new breed of cyberattack appeared first on Help Net Security.


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