An article for Dark Reading reports on the growing use of password spraying and credential stuffing in cyberattacks and the cybersecurity threats facing companies as a result of employees’ poor password practices. Supporting this claim, a recent report from security firm Rapid7 found that in 2018, four of the top five security events detected in its clients’ networks involved authentication. To combat this, the article lists that companies can proactively engage technologies proven to combat against such attacks, utilize multifactor authentication, and conduct audits to ensure password health and strength.
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