Introduction Credential-based attacks have reached epidemic levels. The 2025 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) underscores the trend: 22% of breaches now start with compromised credentials, while Check Point External Risk Management found that leaked credential volumes surged 160% year-over-year. Attackers increasingly prefer to “log in” rather than “hack in,” leveraging a flood of exposed passwords, API keys, and tokens circulating from breaches and dark web leaks. For...| Check Point Blog
Quantum computing is moving from theory to reality. While largescale quantum computers are not yet available, their future impact on cyber security is clear: algorithms like RSA, Diffie–Hellman, and Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman which secure VPNs, TLS, and digital identities, will eventually be broken by quantum algorithms. This creates an immediate risk known as “harvest now, decrypt later”, in which adversaries can capture encrypted traffic today and decrypt it when quantum resourc...| Check Point Blog