A defender’s guide to identity attacks

This piece outlines common identity-focused attack techniques—such as phishing, credential theft and stuffing, session hijacking, account takeover, privilege escalation, insider threats, and synthetic identity fraud—and offers practical defenses, including using unique passwords with a manager, enabling MFA, maintaining phishing awareness, safeguarding session tokens, applying least privilege, and monitoring for suspicious activity, emphasizing the heightened importance of identity security in cloud-centric environments.