Identity-based attacks drive need for faster cybersecurity defenses [Video]

Whether it’s the Volt Typhoon hack or one of several other attacks targeting the healthcare sector, something has become clear: speed is the name of the game. In addition, there’s been a rise in identity-based attacks aimed at crippling or, at the very least, disrupting public and private-sector operations.

“We had a customer that on a Monday, hired one of these North Korean remote IT workers,” said Adam Meyers (pictured), senior vice president of Counter Adversary Operations at CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. “By Saturday, the laptop that they were being issued was shipped to a laptop farm where it was going to be plugged in. It was plugged in on Saturday. Within an hour, the Overwatch team notified the customer and they were able to terminate the employee. We have gotten pretty fast at stopping the threats.”

Meyers spoke with theCUBE Research’s Dave Vellante and Rebecca Knightat Fal.Con, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. …