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R-003 - Compromise of credentials leading to administrative access

Description

Use of stolen or weak credentials to gain administrative access to systems.

Linked Scenario

Affected Asset(s)

Risk Evaluation

Likelihood

  • Possible
  • No MFA / no vault

Impact

  • Critical
  • Full system compromise

Risk Level

  • Critical

Risk Treatment Decision

  • Mitigate

Justification

Highest impact scenario across the lab

Associated Controls

  • SSH keys
  • Restricted access

Residual Risk

  • High (no MFA / no vault)

Monitoring & Review

  • SSH logs
  • Access anomalies

Status

  • Open