Credential Stuffing: Why It’s Here to Stay

Over the last few years, #F5​ security researchers have identified credential​ stuffing​ as one of today’s foremost threats. The value of stolen credentials has created a vicious circle: organizations suffer network intrusions in pursuit of credentials, and credential stuffing in pursuit of profits. Understanding both the supply and demand sides of the market for stolen credentials is, therefore, key to understanding the risk that cybercriminals pose to organizations today. With 5 years of data, it is definitive: credential spills are here to stay. So, let’s start the clock for some harrowing data from the 2021 Credential Stuffing Report.

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Key Trends from F5 State of Application Strategy Report

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We all know how much the world has changed in the last year. And, the results of the most recent #F5​ State of Application Strategy survey make it clear, the pandemic has vastly accelerated a global digital transformation that was already underway. Progress that might normally have taken a decade has leapt forward in a single year—with respondents maturing in their journeys toward digital expansion. So let’s start the clock and take a look at the astonishing progress apparent through several key markers revealed in our seventh annual survey. #SOAS

How Ransomware Has Evolved to Be Faster, Stealthier, and Strike Harder

 

Ransomware attacks have reached the boiling point. They’ve gone from nuisance to significant financial burden—as well as a mortal threat to critical infrastructure. Financial damage from ransomware attacks is in the hundreds of millions of dollars for some organizations. And, of course, our F5 Labs threat researchers have something to say about it. So, let’s start the clock to explore How Ransomware Has Evolved to Be Faster, Stealthier, and Strike Harder. 

Full article: https://www.f5.com/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/ransomware-how-it-has-evolved-to-be-faster-stealthier-and-strike-harder

Phishing During a Pandemic

 #F5Labs 2020 Phishing and Fraud Report. #Phishing remains a popular method of stealing credentials, committing fraud, and distributing malware. In its crudest forms it might appear to be juvenile; but it’s often part of a well-orchestrated, multi-faceted, and sustained attack campaign by organized crime groups. Get all the details of Phishing & Fraud trends for 2020: https://www.f5.com/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/2020-phishing-and-fraud-report

How Cyber Attacks Changed During the Pandemic

 #F5 SIRT reviewed all the reported security incidents from January through August 2020 to see how the pandemic changed the cyberthreat landscape. Hint: #DDoS attacks dominated the pandemic lockdown. Learn more: https://www.f5.com/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/how-cyber-attacks-changed-during-the-pandemic

So let’s start the clock to see How Cyber Attacks Changed During the #Pandemic.

How Credential Stuffing Bots Bypass Defenses

 Learn more about #Credential Stuffing #Bots and how you can defend against them. Read the full article: https://www.f5.com/labs/articles/threat-intelligence/how-credential-stuffing-bots-bypass-defenses

Cloud Interconnection with F5 & Equinix

 Learn how the simplified Interconnection Oriented Architecture (IOA) from #F5 and #Equinix helps IT departments solve the need for mobile and dispersed user access to their cloud infrastructure(s) in a multi-cloud environment.

Learn more: https://www.f5.com/services/resources/use-cases/a-secure-equinix-gateway-to-the-cloud

This architecture allows for services to be deployed at the edge of, or next to the cloud resulting in Fewer hops, Dramatically lower latency, Fault-proof security & Lower Network transport costs - as much as 80% lower. This ‘edge’ architecture provides a natural point for traffic control by having centralized policy control and Security policy enforcement, access control and other services like DDoS protection, AAA and WAF.