Criminal hackers look eagerly toward the holidays because it's a time for vacations, general absences, and fewer eyes on the organization's passwords. There is a 30% increase in the average number of ransomware attacks over the holiday period compared to the monthly average.
While organizations should prepare for a passwordless authentication-based future, in the interim, companies need to implement a strategy that utilizes as few passwords as possible, including products such as a password manager for business, federation, and privileged access management (PAM).