A call for layered and adaptive defenses: Countering Salty2FA might need something more than passwords and legacy controls, industry experts agreed. Darren Guccione, CEO of Keeper Security, argued that passkeys and passwordless authentication should be part of the strategy. “These technologies complement existing security measures by reducing reliance on traditional passwords, which remain a prime target for phishing,” he said.Ontinue researchers have advised shifting away from static checks, which Salty2FA easily evades, toward sandboxing and run-time inspection of suspicious domains. They also stress that user awareness remains critical, as the phishing portals mimic legitimate sites so closely that technical controls alone cannot reliably stop them.Barney echoed the concern and argued that static detection techniques are inadequate in this new environment. Instead, he said, defenders need to monitor for domain anomalies, unusual JavaScript execution, and other subtle behavioral clues. He also pointed to phishing-resistant methods like FIDO2 and WebAuthn tokens, which make stolen codes useless, as critical safeguards.Privileged access management, a zero-trust framework, and continuous training are recommended as key to limiting the fallout from credential theft. “Organizations must be equally adaptive by combining behavioral detection, runtime visibility, and phishing-resistant authentication to keep pace with a new generation of threats,” Barney added.
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