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The Most Dangerous Accounts Are the Ones Nobody Monitors
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Dormant Accounts Attract Attackers
Unused employee profiles, forgotten admin accounts, and abandoned service identities often remain active for months or years. Attackers actively search for them.
Inactive Doesn’t Mean Harmless
Accounts with no recent activity rarely trigger alerts. When attackers suddenly use them, the behavior may not immediately appear suspicious.
Service Accounts Often Have Excessive Privileges
Automation accounts frequently hold broad permissions and bypass MFA requirements. They combine power with low visibility.
What happens when you throw out the GTM playbook
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Each one took a GTM risk most founders would never greenlight. Each one paid off.
When multiple users share credentials, investigations become difficult. Actions cannot be reliably traced to one person.
Offboarding Gaps Multiply Risk
Former employees, contractors, and vendors may retain access longer than intended. Forgotten accounts become silent backdoors.
Review Identity Lifecycles Continuously
Automate deactivation workflows, review inactive accounts regularly, enforce least privilege, and monitor dormant account activity aggressively.
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