July 12, 2024
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Endorsement story
With over 8,500 homes in around 11 municipalities and 100 employees, Omnia Wonen is a medium-sized housing corporation. You might wonder if organizations of this size can also benefit from dark web intelligence. Gerben Naaktgeboren, advisor for Information and Automation at Omnia Wonen, shares his insights.
I want to do everything reasonable to protect Omnia Wonen. For me, that means also looking at what's happening in the world before an attack occurs. Organizations only see what happens within or at the borders of their own organization, when an attack is already underway. If we can identify issues beforehand, we reduce the chances of a successful attack.
Moreover, I believe I have a duty of care to our colleagues, the 'Omnianen.' Much of the leaked information on the dark web is their information. If that information is misused, they are affected and become victims. Therefore, performing a dark web scan was a no-brainer for me.
The most eye-catching finding was that one of our former suppliers had been hacked, resulting in data about our employees being exposed. This was not just any supplier: they conducted IT awareness tests for us. As a result, not only the names and email addresses of many of our employees were leaked, but also the tests they participated in and their scores. Attackers can easily see who had the lowest scores and target them with tailored phishing emails. It's really tragic.
"The most eye-catching finding was that one of our former suppliers had been hacked."
For me, it was a reason to have a conversation with everyone whose information was leaked: did you know your information was leaked? Because it was very concrete, you notice that it really hits home with people. It boosts awareness. I received positive feedback from colleagues, appreciating that more is being done to keep Omnia Wonen and them safe. Where necessary, we also performed a password reset.
"I received positive feedback from colleagues, appreciating that more is being done to keep Omnia Wonen and them safe."
I found it pleasant that the tool structures the data about employees very well, in the broadest sense. You can quickly filter which data has been leaked and take action accordingly.
Get yourself a dark web scan it’s really not an unnecessary luxury. You become much more aware of where that data is floating around. Better safe than sorry.
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