03/30/2018

The Dangers Lurking on the Dark Web

How to protect your business using thinkCSC's Dark Web ID Scanning tool

Recently, thinkCSC launched a new Dark Web ID Scanning tool. This tool allows the company to monitor the dark web for companies' credentials 24/7/365. They are offering fellow OSAE members a free dark web scan that can uncover any past breaches that you or your employees have had. 

Dark Web ID Scanning

Dark Web ID Scanning is an industry leading solution to detect your compromised credentials in real-time on the dark web. Using proprietary technology, Dark Web ID Scanning vigilantly searches the most secretive corners of the internet to find compromised credentials associated with your company, contractors and other personnel. The tool then notifies you immediately when these critical assets are compromised before they are used for identity theft, data breaches or other crimes.

Digital credentials - such as usernames and passwords - connect you and your employees to critical business applications, as well as online services. Unfortunately, criminals know this, which is why digital credentials are among the most valuable assets found on the dark web. The dark web is comprised of digital communities that sit on top of the internet, and, while there are legitimate purposes to the dark web, it is estimated that more than 50 percent of all sites on the dark web are used for criminal activities, including the disclosure and sale of digital credentials. Far too often, companies that have had their credentials compromised and sold on the dark web do not know it until they have been informed by law enforcement; by then, it’s too late.

Why This Is Important

Compromised credentials are used to conduct further criminal activity, such as data breaches of sensitive corporate information, as well as identity theft of individual employees. Another risk is that users often have the same password for multiple services, such as network logon, social media, online stores and other services, exponentially increasing the potential damage from a single compromised username and password.

How This Protects You

thinkCSC delivers the same advanced credential monitoring capabilities used by Fortune 500 companies to companies of any size. The company connects to multiple dark web services, including Tor, I2P and Freenet, to search for compromised credentials, without requiring you to connect any of your software or hardware to these high-risk services directly. This proactive solution provides real-time awareness of compromised credentials before identity theft or data breaches occur.

For your free scan, please contact Bill Wagg at thinkCSC.