Defending against the login-to-lateral movement pipeline: Strategies to interrupt and defend against account takeover attacks

Account takeover attacks now exploit multi-factor authentication weaknesses, enabling lateral network movement. With credential-based attacks up 71% year-over-year and breaches averaging $4.88 million, organizations must adopt layered security controls.

This e-book examines how attackers use credential stuffing, phishing, and MFA bypass to escalate privileges to administrator-level access. Defend against these threats with strategies like:

· Risk intelligence via IP reputation and behavioral scoring
· Phishing-resistant methods like passkeys and certificate-based access
· Breach containment to limit lateral movement

Read the e-book for defenses against account takeover attacks.