Cyber Essentials

Enhancing Credentials and Password Protection in Law Firms

Prioritise robust enterprise credential policies

Today’s ransomware attackers can breach Microsoft Active Directory in under a day, which should prompt any firm to prioritise robust enterprise credential policies. But all too often when it comes to cybersecurity, what might seem like simple elements – passwords and credentials – can often be the weakest link.

Is your credentials policy up to mark? Are you certain that your critical account details are correctly configured and safeguarded against ransomware threats? Do all your users adhere to your organisation’s security protocols? If you answered ‘no’ to any of these questions, here’s what you need to consider:

To start, firms must prioritise a stringent enterprise credentials policy. But of course, just putting a policy in place does not guarantee that it’ll be adhered to. Automated security validation ensures your enterprise credentials policy is configured properly, detects insecure password transmissions, and consistently identities compromised credentials to preempt attacks. By doing this, firms are effectively eliminating blind spots – those areas which attackers are more likely to exploit – and ensuring that their users are actually complying with the firm’s credentials policy.

This has compliance implications, too. With stronger compliance policies that are universally adhered to, and continuously put to the test, firms are effectively minimising their attack surface, reducing the risk of data leaks or compromise.

Want to learn more?

We’re inviting all customers in legal – existing or new – to take part in Appurity and Pentera’s One Day Challenge. Delivering vulnerability insights and opportunities for security consolidation, the One Day Challenge will demonstrate how automated security validation can support your firm’s security efforts.

The One Day Challenge typically includes the following tests:

  • Black / Grey Box Tests: Uncover vulnerabilities with precision and depth.
  • AD Password Strength Assessment (optional): How long does it take us to crack your AD passwords?
  • RansomwareReadyTM (optional): Ensure your readiness against ransomware attacks.

In just one day, we’ll deliver empirical data that identifies your most critical risks, so that you can fix them quickly and effectively. 

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Challenge Appurity and Pentera: Can we break into your defences? Find out in our One Day Challenge.

Challenge us to break through your security defenses. In just one day, we’ll deliver empirical data that identifies your most critical risks, so that you can fix them quickly and effectively.

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