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When attackers compromise a legitimate account, the damage they can cause often depends on what that account is allowed to access. Broad permissions can give attackers opportunities to move across systems, access sensitive information, and perform unauthorized actions.

Fine-grained, policy-driven authorization helps organizations limit this exposure. By evaluating access requests against defined policies, organizations can enforce least privilege and restrict access based on user attributes, resource sensitivity, requested actions, and contextual conditions.

In this on-demand webinar, Axiomatics experts explore how attribute-based access control (ABAC) helps reduce the potential blast radius of compromised credentials, strengthen cyber resilience, and protect critical applications and data.

How ABAC Helps Limit the Blast Radius of Cyberattacks

Discover how fine-grained authorization helps organizations reduce unnecessary access, enforce least privilege, and strengthen their defenses against compromised accounts.

In this webinar, our experts explore:

  • The risks of compromised credentials: Understand how attackers can exploit legitimate accounts with broad permissions to access sensitive systems and data.
  • Moving beyond static permissions: Explore where traditional role-based access control (RBAC) may fall short when access decisions require additional context.
  • Limiting the blast radius with ABAC: Learn how attribute-based policies can restrict access based on user responsibilities, resource sensitivity, and environmental conditions.
  • Strengthening cyber resilience: Discover practical approaches to enforcing least privilege and reducing the potential impact of unauthorized access.

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FAQs

An identity breach occurs when a cybercriminal gains access to a legitimate user account and uses those credentials to access systems, applications, or sensitive data. Modern identity breaches often exploit excessive permissions, standing access, and overprovisioned accounts rather than technical vulnerabilities.

Policy-driven authorization evaluates access requests in real time using attributes and contextual information. This limits unnecessary access, reduces standing privileges, and helps contain compromised accounts.

Overpermissioned accounts give users access beyond what is required for their role. If those accounts are compromised, attackers can access more systems, move laterally, and cause greater damage.

MFA is an important security control, but it does not eliminate the risk of compromised accounts. Policy-driven authorization complements MFA by controlling what an authenticated user can access and under what conditions.

Playbook

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