--- title: "Discussion on \"Privileged Accounts: The Smallest Weak Point That Can Take Down a Network\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"Privileged Accounts: The Smallest Weak Point That Can Take Down a Network\". Most major cyber incidents follow a familiar path. An attacker gets in through something small, such as a phishing email or a minor vulnerability, but the real target is an account with high privilege" url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/privileged-accounts-the-smallest-weak-point-that-can-take-down-a-network/6ad2bd1786a25f986438ae42" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [Privileged Accounts: The Smallest Weak Point That Can Take Down a Network](https://securityland.hashnode.dev/privileged-accounts-the-smallest-weak-point-that-can-take-down-a-network?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Most major cyber incidents follow a familiar path. An attacker gets in through something small, such as a phishing email or a minor vulnerability, but the real target is an account with high privilege Oct 17 · 3 min read · securityland.hashnode.dev Read the article - [#cybersecurity](https://hashnode.com/tag/cybersecurity) - [#privileged-access](https://hashnode.com/tag/privileged-access) - [#identity-management](https://hashnode.com/tag/identity-management) - [#network-security](https://hashnode.com/tag/network-security) ## Written by [Kazem Mortazavi](https://hashnode.com/@kazem-mortazavi) @kazem-mortazavi · Tehran, Iran [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@kazem-mortazavi) Founder @ Security Land · Cybersecurity & IT Strategy Consultant · Threat analysis, network security & data protection Founder of Security Land and CEO of PRS, with 25+ years in ICT. I write practical, no-hype analysis of the latest vulnerabilities, zero-days and incidents — and what security and infrastructure teams should actually do next. Focus areas: network security, DLP, encryption/HSM, identity and threat intelligence. More at symantecland.com ## Responses Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post No responses yet.