How to prevent a password attack

This report provides a high-level overview of password attacks—phishing, man-in-the-middle (MitM), brute force, and keyloggers—and outlines practical defenses such as MFA, strong password policies, CAPTCHA, network access control, application allowlisting, antivirus, password managers, and zero trust strategies. It emphasizes that password compromise is often an initial step in broader attack chains (e.g., ransomware) and advocates proactive controls and monitoring to reduce exposure and limit attacker movement.