What are Hacker Preferences When Targeting Privileged Credentials?
During the Black Hat annual conference in Las Vegas August 3-8, 2019, Thycotic conducted research with nearly 300 attendees identifying either as “hackers” (49 percent) or “security professionals” (51 percent). Only four percent of hacker respondents to the survey identify themselves as criminals using their skills for malicious activity.
Both hackers and security pros strongly agree that service accounts are an attractive target because hackers can easily elevate privileges and gain access to sensitive information. Interestingly, a third of all respondents say that passwords are only changed after a compromise occurs.