By Mark Hedrick, Konica Minolta: Password spraying, huh? What do these two seemingly unconnected words have to do with each other, and more importantly with you? Well it’s no secret that cyberattacks are a worry for all businesses, with IDC predicting that one-third of SMBs will experience a security breach every quarter by 2024. And one of the ways attackers look to gain their initial foothold on networks is by gaining authenticated access to poorly protected accounts.
You guessed it. This is often accomplished by “spraying” or guessing common passwords against user accounts. In fact, a recent post by Microsoft’s Detection and Response Team (DART) indicates that attackers are increasingly relying on password spraying to gain an “initial foothold” on victim networks.
How this approach is being used by attackers
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