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Monitoring for leaked email passwords is critical to preventing fraud and other kinds of business damage, so it’s important to quickly detect leaks.
SolarWinds® Identity Monitor is built to collect data breach information from multiple sources and data streams, including the dark web, on an ongoing basis. Identity Monitor scans for markers that email addresses on your domain have been exposed, in addition to tracking the total number of records exposed in each leak, for the fullest possible picture of potential email compromise.
In addition to notifying administrators when it detects email credentials in breach data, Identity Monitor includes a feature to automatically force password resets of compromised accounts, making the leaked login information useless.
Implementing this forced password reset feature is especially important for accounts linked with C-suite executives and departmental heads, as their email addresses could be used to distribute malware and fraudulent messages. You can help ensure extra protection for high-ranking employees by using Identity Monitor to track their personal emails as well.
Email is the primary channel for business communications, which makes email domains a high-value target for hackers, whose phishing and social engineering attempts are becoming increasingly sophisticated and convincing. With many threats now harder to detect, it’s essential for IT departments to have a means of monitoring for email account compromise, so login credentials can be kept secure.
To check if your email is compromised, you can try Identity Monitor for free by entering your email address into the search field. SolarWinds Identity Monitor will then pull up basic information, including the total number of personal and company records appearing in data leaks. Identity Monitor will continue to send updates if your email address is detected in new data breaches. The paid version of Identity Monitor is a yearly subscription service with tiers based on the number of employees in your organization, with higher tiers allowing you to monitor more business email domains, IP addresses, and the ability to display additional information like password encryption type, account signup time, and personally identifiable information associated with the data breach.
If an email is compromised, there are a few steps you need to take to maintain maximum security.
First, verify the device’s security is up-to-date and has not been tampered with. Many cyberattacks will attempt to gather passwords via malware installed on a computer or mobile device, which is why keeping security software and definitions updated is critical. Enabling automatic updates is highly recommended for this reason, as is keeping device operating systems current and protected from potential security loopholes.
Next, the passwords associated with all leaked email addresses need to be changed immediately to prevent hackers from gaining access to confidential applications or systems. Ideally, end users should be using a unique and complex password for each of their accounts, but—as many IT professionals know—this is often not the case. Accounts that share a password with the compromised email account need to be updated as quickly as possible to minimize the risk of hackers causing damage. This needs to be done after updating the antimalware and antivirus tools, otherwise there’s a risk cyberattacks could capture the new password and prolong the problem.
It’s also important to notify the compromised email accounts’ contacts to inform them of the hack and to be wary of suspicious activity or strange links sent their way. Increasing awareness contributes to stopping the accidental spread of malware, and ensuring end users within the company understand how to identify fraudulent emails and phishing attempts.
Adopting a password manager can also help. These tools store and encrypt all end user account passwords, and in some cases, can generate complex and unique passwords as needed. Two-factor or multi-factor authentication provides an additional layer of security to help prevent bad actors armed with compromised email credentials from gaining access to contact information or additional business systems.
Email compromise protection is a critical part of keeping successful attacks to a minimum. Phishing and social engineering campaigns may be directed at anyone in a company, but hackers interested in financial gain are likely to focus on executives and employees in departments that handle money and bank account information. For this reason, it’s especially important to monitor the email accounts of administrators, directors, and other employees in key positions or who have elevated privileges, as highly targeted scams are generally harder to detect than run-of-the-mill phishing attempts.
A few of the most common ways high-value email passwords and accounts can be exploited include the following scams:
Having a comprehensive security system in place to monitor for compromised emails is an important part of preventing fraud and other kinds of damage.
SolarWinds Identity Monitor is a SaaS software built to protect against the risks associated with compromised emails in a couple of ways.
First, it accesses regularly updated databases of leaked account credentials for signs of email domains and IP addresses linked with your company or organization. These databases collect relevant information from a variety of sources, from the mainstream news to the deep and dark webs, for more comprehensive protection.
If Identity Monitor detects email account information, it’s designed to streamline the process of remediating harm and preventing further damage from cyberattackers by quickly notifying your business or even by automatically forcing password resets for accounts determined to be at risk.
Other SolarWinds Solutions to Help Prevent Data Breaches:
Related Features:
Email is the primary channel for business communications, which makes email domains a high-value target for hackers, whose phishing and social engineering attempts are becoming increasingly sophisticated and convincing. With many threats now harder to detect, it’s essential for IT departments to have a means of monitoring for email account compromise, so login credentials can be kept secure.
To check if your email is compromised, you can try Identity Monitor for free by entering your email address into the search field. SolarWinds Identity Monitor will then pull up basic information, including the total number of personal and company records appearing in data leaks. Identity Monitor will continue to send updates if your email address is detected in new data breaches. The paid version of Identity Monitor is a yearly subscription service with tiers based on the number of employees in your organization, with higher tiers allowing you to monitor more business email domains, IP addresses, and the ability to display additional information like password encryption type, account signup time, and personally identifiable information associated with the data breach.
If an email is compromised, there are a few steps you need to take to maintain maximum security.
First, verify the device’s security is up-to-date and has not been tampered with. Many cyberattacks will attempt to gather passwords via malware installed on a computer or mobile device, which is why keeping security software and definitions updated is critical. Enabling automatic updates is highly recommended for this reason, as is keeping device operating systems current and protected from potential security loopholes.
Next, the passwords associated with all leaked email addresses need to be changed immediately to prevent hackers from gaining access to confidential applications or systems. Ideally, end users should be using a unique and complex password for each of their accounts, but—as many IT professionals know—this is often not the case. Accounts that share a password with the compromised email account need to be updated as quickly as possible to minimize the risk of hackers causing damage. This needs to be done after updating the antimalware and antivirus tools, otherwise there’s a risk cyberattacks could capture the new password and prolong the problem.
It’s also important to notify the compromised email accounts’ contacts to inform them of the hack and to be wary of suspicious activity or strange links sent their way. Increasing awareness contributes to stopping the accidental spread of malware, and ensuring end users within the company understand how to identify fraudulent emails and phishing attempts.
Adopting a password manager can also help. These tools store and encrypt all end user account passwords, and in some cases, can generate complex and unique passwords as needed. Two-factor or multi-factor authentication provides an additional layer of security to help prevent bad actors armed with compromised email credentials from gaining access to contact information or additional business systems.
Email compromise protection is a critical part of keeping successful attacks to a minimum. Phishing and social engineering campaigns may be directed at anyone in a company, but hackers interested in financial gain are likely to focus on executives and employees in departments that handle money and bank account information. For this reason, it’s especially important to monitor the email accounts of administrators, directors, and other employees in key positions or who have elevated privileges, as highly targeted scams are generally harder to detect than run-of-the-mill phishing attempts.
A few of the most common ways high-value email passwords and accounts can be exploited include the following scams:
Having a comprehensive security system in place to monitor for compromised emails is an important part of preventing fraud and other kinds of damage.
SolarWinds Identity Monitor is a SaaS software built to protect against the risks associated with compromised emails in a couple of ways.
First, it accesses regularly updated databases of leaked account credentials for signs of email domains and IP addresses linked with your company or organization. These databases collect relevant information from a variety of sources, from the mainstream news to the deep and dark webs, for more comprehensive protection.
If Identity Monitor detects email account information, it’s designed to streamline the process of remediating harm and preventing further damage from cyberattackers by quickly notifying your business or even by automatically forcing password resets for accounts determined to be at risk.
Other SolarWinds Solutions to Help Prevent Data Breaches:
Related Features:
Identity Monitor
Keep track of leaked account credentials associated with email domains and key IP addresses.
Automatically force password resets for accounts detected in new breaches.
Monitor the private email credentials for accounts with elevated or administrative privileges.
