Understanding the credential theft lifecycle. Issue 2 (February 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Esparza, Jose Miguel
• Is Part Of: Computer fraud & security. Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 6
• Page End: 9
• Publication Date: 2019-02
• Subjects: Computer crimes -- Periodicals; Computers -- Access control -- Periodicals; 364.168
• DOI: 10.1016/S1361-3723(19)30018-1
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1361-3723

Abstract

Abstract : Credential theft is a serious driver of cybercrime today. The world over, different kinds of credentials are used by billions daily to authenticate themselves in their physical and digital lives. From physical keys, to tokens and cards, to digital private keys, session cookies, digital certificates, crypto-currency wallets, login and password combinations, all of these types of credentials are vulnerable to attack. Credential theft is a serious driver of cybercrime today. The world over, different kinds of credentials are used by billions daily to authenticate themselves in their physical and digital lives. From physical keys, through tokens and cards, to digital private keys, session cookies, digital certificates, crypto-currency wallets, login and password combinations, all of these types of credentials are vulnerable to attack. But what happens after they are compromised? Jose Miguel Esparza of Blueliv follows the lifespan of stolen credentials, from theft to being exploited for profit.