Security News > 2019 > February > Privileged credential abuse is involved in 74% of data breaches

Most IT decision makers are not prioritizing Privileged Access Management (PAM) practices and solutions, despite knowing privileged credential abuse is involved in almost three out of every four breaches, according to Centrify. The survey of 1,000 IT decision makers evenly split between the U.S. and U.K. found that, of those whose organizations have experienced a breach, 74 percent acknowledged it involved access to a privileged account. This number closely aligns with Forrester’s estimate that 80 … More → The post Privileged credential abuse is involved in 74% of data breaches appeared first on Help Net Security.

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