"Hackers See Privileged Accounts as Best Route to Sensitive Data"

A survey conducted by Thycotic at the Black Hat 2017 conference reveals the perspectives of hackers on the protection of critical data. According to the survey, hacking privileged accounts is the pathway that is most preferred by hackers to gain quick and easy access to critical data. Survey results also indicate that human behavior is a bigger contributing factor to the breach of data than inadequately secure software. This article further discusses the results of the survey in relation to hackers’ perspectives on traditional cybersecurity tools and solutions, along with the current focus of hackers.

Infosecurity Magazine reports "Hackers See Privileged Accounts as Best Route to Sensitive Data"