SOC teams often overlook critical events between high-priority alerts, allowing adversaries to stealthily gather credentials over days or weeks.

The vulnerability or weakness

Adversaries use stealth techniques like slow LDAP queries and Kerberos ticket requests to map the network, gathering credentials outside of SOC monitoring.

Earlier attacks and coverage

No earlier related attack in our archive yet.

Business impact

Organizations face significant risks of data breaches, as attackers can move laterally without detection, potentially leading to data theft or ransomware attacks.

Industries affected

All industries are affected, as network data shows attackers target a wide range of organizations, from small businesses to large enterprises.

Users affected

End users risk having their credentials compromised, leading to potential unauthorized access to sensitive information and systems.

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