Blind Spots and Backdoors: Practical Advice for Identity Risk Reduction

Andras Fekete — Product Manager for Active Roles at One Identity

Sept 07, 2026

Check your expanding identity attack surface#

Identity has become the new perimeter, and attackers know it. According to new research from CrowdStrike, 80% of modern cyberattacks are identity-driven, leveraging compromised credentials.

This substantial volume is driven by the widespread use of well-known directories such as Active Directory, and the vulnerabilities associated with compromised privileged accounts that are overprivileged or unmanaged, not network intrusion.