67 percent of organizations report a rise in identity-based incidents

New research highlights the growing threat of identity-based attacks and looks at organizations ability to defend against them. The study from Huntress shows 67 percent of organizations reported an increase in identity-based incidents over the past three years, with these attacks comprising more than 40 percent of security incidents for 35 percent of organizations in the past year alone. Nearly half (45 percent) of respondents have encountered rogue and/or malicious applications in the past year, and 46 percent citing them as a top identity-based concern. Detection and response times are lagging too with 53 percent saying it takes them hours… [Continue Reading]