Nigeria: 56% of Cyberattacks Bypass Security With Legitimate Logins

Nigeria: 56% of Cyberattacks Bypass Security With Legitimate Logins

More than half of cyberattacks in 2024 bypassed traditional security defenses by using legitimate login credentials, rather than exploiting system vulnerabilities, a newly released 2025 Sophos Active Adversary Report revealed.

In 56% Of Sophos IR, MDR Cases, Adversaries Logged In, Instead Of Breaking In- Report – Independent Newspaper Nigeria

Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has released the 2025 Sophos Active Adversary Report, which details attacker behaviour and techniques from over 400 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) cases in 2024. The report found that the primary way attackers gained initial access to networks (56% of […]

56% Of Cyberattacks Bypass Security With Legitimate Logins ' Report

More than half of cyberattacks in 2024 bypassed traditional security defenses by using legitimate login credentials, rather than exploiting system vulnerabilities, a newly released 2025 Sophos Active Adversary Report revealed. The report, which analysed over 400 cases of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR), revealed that 56 percent of cyberattacks were executed []

Sophos: 56% of Attacks Used Logins Instead of Break-Ins - AI-Tech Park

IR and MDR Cases Highlight Attackers Are Exfiltrating Data in Just Three Days Compromised Credentials Top Root Causes for Second Year Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today released the 2025 Sophos Active Adversary Report, which details attacker behavior and techniques from over 400 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and Incident Response (IR) cases in 2024. The report found that the primary …

Cyber Insight secures Sophos MDR Accreditation – raising the bar for local cyber security

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Criminals prefer phishing as a method of initial access and use legitimate tools for stealthy attacks on sensitive systems, a recent study found. shutterstock – Olivier Le Moal. The abuse of legitimate privileged access is on the rise. As Cisco Talos' 2024 Annual Review found, attackers are increasingly using stolen identities for their attacks, including ransomware extortion. Hackers are abusing credentials, tokens, API keys, and certificates. …