Identity has become the new perimeter. Attackers no longer rely only on malware. They target accounts, tokens and credentials. Cybercriminals now buy stolen logins from dark web marketplaces and disguise themselves as trusted users.
In 2024, 71 percent of attacks used valid credentials. 

This means attackers logged in rather than broke in. That statistic alone explains why traditional endpoint tools miss many threats. If an attacker is using a valid identity, there may be no malware file to detect. This is why identity security now sits at the center of modern cyber defense.

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