Security News > 2023 > September > Think Your MFA and PAM Solutions Protect You? Think Again

A new report, produced by Osterman Research and commissioned by Silverfort, reveals that MFA and PAM solutions are almost never deployed comprehensively enough to provide resilience to identity threats.

The identity attack surface is any organizational resource that can be accessed via username and password.

The main way that attackers target this attack surface is through the use of compromised user credentials.

Do you, though? According to the report, which summarizes findings from 600 identity security professionals surveyed around the world, the vast majority of organizations have MFA and PAM solutions in place yet remain exposed to attacks.

PAM solutions are notorious for long, complex deployments, but how bad is it really? The report reveals the answer: It's bad. Here is an aggregation of respondents' answers to the question "Where are you in your PAM implementation journey?".

As you can see, most organizations are stuck somewhere along their PAM journey, which means at least some of their privileged users are exposed to attacks.

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https://thehackernews.com/2023/09/think-your-mfa-and-pam-solutions.html