Glossary
Credential Monitoring
Credential monitoring alerts you when employee passwords appear in data breaches - so you can change them fast.
What is Credential Monitoring?
Detecting when organizational credentials appear in breaches, leaks, or for sale on dark web.
Why Should You Care?
Stolen credentials enable attacks. Early detection allows forced password resets before attackers use them.
Is your business exposed?
Real-World Example
Credential monitoring detects 50 employee email/password combinations in a new breach dump.
How to Protect Against Credential Monitoring
- 1.
Implement credential monitoring service
- 2.
Automate password reset for detected credentials
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