Topic: service accounts
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Google Ads API Mandates Multi-Factor Authentication
Google Ads will enforce mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all new user logins via its API starting April 21, 2026, enhancing account security. The requirement applies to new OAuth 2.0 authentications, prompting users to set up 2-step verification, but existing tokens and service acc...
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Why Password Audits Fail to Protect High-Value Accounts
Traditional password audits focus on compliance and complexity, missing critical risks like breached credentials, orphaned accounts, and over-privileged service accounts. A password can meet all complexity rules yet be dangerously weak if it is reused, follows a predictable pattern, or has alread...
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Uncover Insider Risks with BigID's Activity Explorer
BigID's Activity Explorer addresses fragmented security visibility by centralizing audit logs from diverse cloud and on-premises systems into a single, searchable platform for faster incident response. The tool provides unified auditing across hybrid environments, tracking all identity types—incl...
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Secure Your Network: NIS2 Password, MFA & AD Best Practices
The EU's NIS2 Directive mandates stricter cybersecurity measures, including robust risk management, proactive identity and access management, and continuous monitoring for compliance across various sectors. Strengthening Active Directory is essential under NIS2, as it centralizes authentication a...
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Kerberoasting in 2025: Protect Your Service Accounts Now
Kerberoasting is a persistent attack exploiting Kerberos authentication to escalate privileges and compromise service accounts in Active Directory environments. Attackers use compromised standard user accounts to request encrypted service tickets, which they crack offline to gain control of high-...
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Unlock Better Security with a Password Audit
Regular password audits help organizations identify weak or exposed credentials and strengthen overall cybersecurity defenses by revealing vulnerabilities before they can be exploited. Weak password practices, such as widespread reuse and infrequent updates, contribute significantly to data breac...
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