The Rise of Identity-Based Breaches & Attack Path Management
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Summary
In 2025, over 80% of enterprise breaches start with a compromised identity. Not malware or zero-days, just valid credentials. Attackers log in, inherit active sessions, and move laterally through misconfigurations and overprivileged accounts. With breakout times now measured in minutes, traditional security controls are often too slow to stop them. Attack Path Management changes the […]
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--- id: 9453 title: "The Rise of Identity-Based Breaches & Attack Path Management" source_domain: specterops.io source_url: "https://specterops.io/blog/2026/02/23/the-rise-of-identity-based-breaches-attack-path-management/" published_at: "2026-02-23T19:26:00Z" phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/9453" lang: en --- # The Rise of Identity-Based Breaches & Attack Path Management ## Summary In 2025, over 80% of enterprise breaches start with a compromised identity. Not malware or zero-days, just valid credentials. Attackers log in, inherit active sessions, and move laterally through misconfigurations and overprivileged accounts. With breakout times now measured in minutes, traditional security controls are often too slow to stop them. Attack Path Management changes the […] ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** specterops.io - **Published:** 2026-02-23T19:26:00Z - **Original:** https://specterops.io/blog/2026/02/23/the-rise-of-identity-based-breaches-attack-path-management/ - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/9453