December webinars: Combating identity compromise and account takeover

Explore expert-led webinars tackling the latest threats in identity compromise and account takeover

Takeaways

• Understand the latest trends and tactics in identity compromise and account takeover from industry experts.
• Learn how identity and access-management systems, including Entra ID, are being targeted and what makes them vulnerable.
• Discover practical strategies to minimize risks, enhance compliance and protect critical data using XDR and specialized backup solutions.
• Gain insight into building robust defenses against account takeover attacks with layered email security and XDR integration.
• Get actionable advice on detecting and blocking suspicious sign-ins and privilege escalation to safeguard your organization.

Barracuda’s December webinars both address the rapidly growing problem of identity-based cyberattacks.

Many factors are driving this surge, including the availability of stolen credentials for sale, the maturing of the cybercrime industry and the use of AI to automate and scale the launch of highly sophisticated phishing campaigns and other attacks.

Identity and access-management systems are vulnerable to attack, and too many organizations have not yet implemented strong, granular least-privilege access policies. Entra ID data stores are especially vulnerable — and especially targeted in the current surge.

On December 3, Barracuda principal technical marketing engineer Stefan van der Wal will explain how attacks on Entra ID and access control data can lead to devastating consequences. And he’ll show you how to minimize risks and improve compliance by using XDR and specialized backup.

Two weeks after that, on December 17, Barracuda product marketing director Olesia Klevchuk will team up with principal consulting architect Yaz Bekkar to explain the threat posed by rampant account takeover (ATO) attacks — and what it takes to build effective protection from them with complementary email security and XDR.

December 3: Smarter identity protection for Microsoft 365 and Entra ID data

Microsoft and Entra ID accounts are currently experiencing a surge in identity-based attacks, in which criminals gain control of at least one account with access to the resources they want.

Compromised identities are the opening that criminals need to insert ransomware in your network, or to destroy or steal critical data. So, protecting your Entra ID and access control data stores against unauthorized access is very important. Unfortunately, this data is too often left unprotected by existing data protection solutions.

At the webinar, Stefan will show you:

• How to detect and block suspicious sign-ins and privilege escalation
• The role of XDR in strengthening identity security and accelerating response
• How to detect and block lateral movement within your environment
• Practical steps and best practices to reduce risk and improve compliance

Stefan will also discuss the importance of secure, modern backup for your Entra ID data, such as Barracuda Entra ID Backup.

Your Entra ID data is critical for your operations. If it’s corrupted or attacked, you could face serious and prolonged operational disruption.

But with cloud and redundant storage, end-to-end encryption and easy, granular data restore, you can recover quickly and completely, turning a major challenge into a bump in the road.

Register for this enlightening webinar right now.

December 17: Email and Cloud security reinvented with XDR

This presentation will be focused specifically on ATO threats targeting email and cloud platforms — and how an effective defense demands both email protection and broader XDR protection.

At the webinar, you’ll find out why the scale of the threat is beyond the abilities of manual response and remediation on the email plane. And Olesia and Yaz will explain:

• How and why attackers exploit gaps in email security to penetrate and spread through Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive and other cloud services — and ultimately throughout your network, exploring laterally to find the identities, data or resources they want to steal or compromise
• How you can detect resident threats early, slash dwell time and accelerate remediation with an XDR/SOC service that provides automated monitoring of network traffic, AI-augmented detection capabilities and an expert cybersecurity rapid-response team on staff, ready 24/7 to respond to incidents
• Why the integration of email security and XDR capabilities — such as Barracuda Email Protection and Barracuda Managed XDR — creates the strongest, most resilient security posture against ATO attacks

Reserve your spot now.

Seize these upcoming opportunities to gain expert insights into the nature of modern identity-based threats and the tools available to fight back against them.