Identity Security
Identity is the new perimeter — credentials, tokens, sessions and cloud identities.
Short answer: Identity security protects accounts, tokens and trust flows across on-prem and cloud environments, where phishing-resistant MFA, legacy-protocol lockdown and session hygiene determine real resilience.
Evidence: Microsoft · Okta · CISA · Research · Human reviewed
Definition
Identity security protects accounts, tokens and trust flows across on-prem and cloud environments, where phishing-resistant MFA, legacy-protocol lockdown and session hygiene determine real resilience.
Major Entities
- CVE — CVE-2023-4966 (Citrix Bleed)
- CVE — CVE-2021-42278/42287 (KeyCred XOR)
Timeline
- — Cloud console identity attacks accelerate
- — Phishing-resistant MFA becomes the baseline
Latest Intelligence
- Password-spray campaigns against tenants
- Token theft via SMS phishing
Evidence & Sources
Microsoft · Okta · CISA · Research · NVD · CISA KEV · MITRE ATT&CK
Related Intelligence
- Threat actor: Apt29
- Threat actor: Scattered Spider
- Campaign: Okta Midnight Blizzard Spray
- Campaign: Citrixbleed Citrix Netscaler
- Research: MFA bypass taxonomy
- Research: Session-token lifecycle control
Next Actions
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