Credential Asset Risks

Abstract

How much money would you spend to secure your passwords from being stolen? If you actually could safeguard all your passwords, would you worry as much about a privileged breach as a vulnerability and exploit? I think the majority of executives and security professionals would ante up a reasonable sum to make this a reality, but protecting an asset is more than security patches and configuration. It is about the damage a compromised privileged account could cost an organization from a momentary perspective and a reputation perspective. If you need proof of this, consider the recent breaches at Equifax, Duke Energy (based on a third-party software vendor), and Yahoo. Each one of these affected the company’s stock, executive bonuses, acquisition terms, and even the ability to do basic business like accepting payments in due terms.