What is Lateral Movement in Cybersecurity?

This report provides an overview of lateral movement as a cyberattack tactic, covering common techniques (credential theft, exploiting vulnerabilities, RDP/admin tools, internal phishing, malware), stages (reconnaissance, privilege escalation, network traversal), indicators for detection, and mitigation strategies such as least privilege, network segmentation, EDR/UEBA, deception technology, and vendor risk management; it concludes by highlighting SecurityScorecard’s platform for continuous security and third-party monitoring.