Defense & Public Sector

The Quantified Cost of Credential Control Failure in Defense & Public Sector

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Organisations compromised in the SolarWinds supply chain attack via a single vendor credential (Microsoft / FireEye 2020)

(Microsoft / FireEye 2020)

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Average cost of a critical infrastructure breach — the category defense falls under

(IBM 2024)

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Of CMMC 2.0 Level 2 contractors must evidence access control — credential governance is the requirement most commonly failed

The credential risks every defense and public sector organisation carries.

Your personnel control the credentials that open your most sensitive systems. So do your contractors. That is the attack surface.

1

Supply Chain Compromise

One vendor credential compromised. Every defense organisation they serve is exposed. (Ex:SolarWinds)

2

Classified System Access

One phished or sold credential opens sensitive systems, classified data, and operational intelligence.

3

Regulatory & Certification Risk

CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, NIS2 — non-compliance means lost contracts.

4

Third-Party Access

Contractors know credentials to sensitive systems. You carry the liability.

5

Insider Threat

Personnel know credentials to sensitive systems. You carry the liability.

6

AI & Automated System Access

AI intelligence analysis and logistics systems run on unaudited credentials.

Control Your Organisation’s Credentials
So They Can’t Be Stolen

MyCena’s unique patented solution separates identity from access. For the first time, the organization — not the user — controls every credential. Access becomes unphishable.

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See Why Identity ≠ Access

In the physical world, no employer asks an employee to manufacture their own office key. So why do we ask them to do exactly that in the digital world — every day, for every system?

– Julia O’Toole, Co-CEO, MyCena

What Credential Control Removes from Your Risk Register

When the organisation controls every credential, the attack surface changes structurally.

01

Supply Chain Risk Closed

A compromised vendor credential stays contained. It can’t spread across organisations.

02

Classified Systems Protected

Phishing and social engineering have no credential to target or steal.

03

Regulatory Control Built In

CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, NIS2 obligations met structurally.

04

Third-Party Access Governed

Every contractor credential generated, scoped, and revoked by your organisation.

05

Insider Threat Neutralised

Personnel and contractors can't share or sell credentials they never hold.

06

AI & Automation Secured

Every AI intelligence and logistics agent credential centrally generated, revocable, and auditable.

The biggest impact we’ve seen with MyCena is stopping phishing at the source users can’t see or share credentials anymore.

- Regional CISO, BPO

MyCena made us rethink access security. No passwords, no visibility and no threat of phishing since deployment.

- Head of IT, Manufacturing

Before MyCena, I didn’t realize unphishable access was even possible. Now, I can’t imagine going back.

- CISO, Construction

The technology is powerful but what impressed us most was how quickly MyCena could be deployed, all without disrupting our operations.

- CEO, IT Services

How MyCena Works

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MyCena Packages

Start where the risk is highest. Credential Control Failure ends the moment the credential leaves human hands.

Protect your external doors SSO. SaaS. Cloud. Portals

Unphishability

Stop breaches where they start by removing credentials from human hands.

Includes

Credentials generated centrally — not by users or vendors
Users never see, hold, or share a credential
Instant revocation for any user or third party
Available on desktop and mobile
Works alongside all cloud apps, SSO, IAM, PAM
Operational immediately. No infrastructure change.

Secure your internal doors SSH Root. VPN. Local apps. Third-party APIs

Resilience

Extend credential control to core infrastructure and isolate breach propagation.

Everything in Unphishability, plus:

Shared MFA built in
Active Directory and EntraID integration
Centrally governed API access for third parties
IP and device access restrictions
Credential expiration control
Works with local applications

Prove control and compliance DORA. GDPR. ISO 27001. SOC2

Governance

Full audit trail and automatic compliance evidence across all environments.

Everything in Resilience, plus:

Real-time access monitoring dashboard
Audit-ready compliance reports, auto-generated
GRC-compatible external API access
Optional: credential auto-rotation

Defense Personnel and Contractors Access Sensitive Systems with Credentials They Control.

The Quantified Cost of Credential Control Failure in Defense & Public Sector

The credential risks every defense and public sector organisation carries.