Ransomware isn’t just a malware problem — it’s an identity problem. Today’s attackers aren’t breaking in; they’re logging in using compromised credentials obtained through social engineering. This threat is particularly on the rise in retail and consumer sectors, where high staff turnover and fragmented systems increase vulnerability to credential compromise, MFA fatigue, and lateral movement.
In this joint webinar, Silverfort and OneSpan will demonstrate how adaptive access control combined with hardware-backed, phishing-resistant MFA can significantly reduce ransomware risk even in hybrid and legacy-heavy environments. We’ll review recent breaches, explain how they could have been prevented with stronger authentication and Zero Trust policies, and outline a layered security approach that mitigates identity-based threats.
Key Topics:
- How ransomware actors leverage social engineering to bypass traditional security defences
- Identity’s role in the ransomware kill chain and MFA’s weak spots
- The shift to passwordless and phishing-resistant authentication
- Silverfort’s Zero Trust access controls across modern and legacy systems
- How OneSpan enhances Silverfort’s controls with FIDO2-certified and mobile-first authentication
- Building a layered identity security strategy that factors in both human error and attacker sophistication
