Account takeover didn’t disappear — it evolved Account takeover (ATO) and credential abuse aren’t new.What’s changed is how attackers do it and why many traditional defenses no longer catch it early. Today’s ATO attacks don’t always start with: Instead, they increasingly rely on: The result: fewer alerts, more successful takeovers. This shift reflects a broader …

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Two similar terms — completely different outcomes Security teams often hear “entity resolution” and “identity verification” used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t — and that confusion can lead teams to invest in tools that solve the wrong problem. A simple way to separate them: Verification is a checkpoint.Entity resolution is a …

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