Credential abuse stories
Broader attacker activity is increasingly moving beyond stolen credentials, even as identity still accounted for 58.7% of incidents in Q1 2026.
Enterprise administrators can now warn staff before passwords are pasted into fake sites, as phishing remains a major cause of breaches.
Credential theft and trusted tools are helping intruders bypass traditional defences, with manufacturing firms among the hardest hit.
Coalfire's new DivisionHex service hunts shadow AI and rogue agents as most firms report AI-driven security incidents without proper oversight.
Cato launches Dynamic Prevention, a SASE-native engine that auto-detects multi-stage attacks by correlating months of security telemetry.
Cyber criminals are hijacking MSP trust relationships, abusing valid credentials and VPNs as AI turbocharges phishing and ransomware.
CrowdStrike launches FalconID, a “zero-friction” biometric MFA tool that binds logins to trusted devices to counter AI-powered phishing.
Xiid and Cytex join forces to fuse AI governance with zero trust access, targeting shrinking attack paths and stricter cyber regulation.
RapidFort secures USD $42m Series A to scale automated software supply chain security and continuous vulnerability remediation.
Keeper Security has launched a 2026 MSP partner drive around its cloud-native KeeperPAM platform, with new tiers, incentives and training.
Tanium named a Leader in Gartner's first Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Management Tools as demand for AI-driven autonomous IT surges.
CrowdStrike's Falcon platform scores 100% detection and protection with zero false positives in MITRE ATT&CK's toughest cloud-era tests.
CrowdStrike's Falcon platform scores 100% detection and protection with no false positives in MITRE's toughest cross-domain ATT&CK tests yet.
Blackpoint Cyber and CyberFOX partner to bundle cybersecurity solutions, helping MSPs streamline compliance and enhance threat detection from a single provider.
ManageEngine launches AD360 update with identity risk management and local MFA to help firms prevent breaches and secure unmanaged accounts.
ManageEngine enhances AD360 with risk mapping and local MFA to combat credential abuse and privilege escalation in enterprise identity systems.
More firms are turning identity security budgets to attack path tools as hybrid and AI-heavy environments expose gaps in remediation.
Credential theft is being tackled earlier as Australian organisations face more phishing and automated attacks that can slip past standard defences.
Australian firms are easing digital identity checks to speed AI rollouts, even as doubts grow over governing non-human access and risk.
UK cyberattacks have surged, prompting calls for revamped security and stricter supplier oversight amid escalating threats and costly breaches.