You’re in the Global 2000: Don’t overlook these cyber threats

If your company made the Forbes Global 2000, you’ve earned your place among today’s most influential enterprises.

But with global scale comes something few executives talk about: security complexity.

Your workforce spans time zones. Your infrastructure spans cloud and legacy. And your credentials? They’re fragmented across teams, contractors, devices, and often stored in ways that put business secrets as risk.

It’s no coincidence that some of the world’s most successful enterprises are also prime targets for credential-based attacks.

Making the Forbes Global 2000 is a mark of reach and influence, but it also brings a new level of exposure. Large enterprises face a perfect storm of credential-related challenges:

• Employees reusing passwords across hundreds of systems

• Inconsistent access policies across regions and subsidiaries

• Contractors and vendors with lingering, unmonitored credentials

• Single Sign On (SSO) that only extends to part of the tech stack

• Compliance enforcement challenges across jurisdictions

Each issue may seem manageable in isolation. But at global scale, these gaps compound into major vulnerabilities that attackers can easily exploit.

Your organization didn’t earn its place in the Global 2000 by doing things halfway. But when it comes to credential security, many organizations are still relying on outdated practices:

• Credentials saved in spreadsheets and browsers without administrative oversight

• Password reuse and other risky practices with limited control over who has access to what

• Manual tracking of shared credentials, yielding high operational costs and inefficiencies

• Legacy systems that don't support passwordless authentication (i.e., passkeys)

These approaches don’t just increase risk of costly breaches, they make security governance and compliance harder to maintain as well.

That’s why forward-thinking enterprise IT and security teams are shifting to scalable, centralized credential management systems designed for modern complexity.

Leading businesses are closing credential gaps and strengthening their security posture by investing in future-proof, enterprise-grade solutions:

• Unified password management platforms with cross-team visibility

• Passkey support and passwordless login flows that users actually adopt

• Detailed audit trails and user access logs for centralized oversight and compliance readiness

• Flexible deployment options that support cloud and self-host environments

Evolving your credential strategy isn’t just about buying the right tools, it requires a security-first approach backed by ongoing employee training and enablement.

Effective credential security for your global organization means centrally managing, securing, and controlling access to sensitive information across distributed teams and locations. The aim is to unify oversight while minimizing risk at scale.

Based on insights from 700+ IT and business professionals, the Streamline Security and Protect Your Organization report, created with Info-Tech Research Group and SoftwareReviews, explores enterprise password management trends, the risks of weak credentials, and how top organizations use Bitwarden to boost security, efficiency, and satisfaction.

Download: Streamline Security and Protect Your Organization report

Inside, you’ll learn:

• Why over 99% of identity attacks stem from weak or stolen passwords—and how to fix it

• How top-performing vendors like Bitwarden earn trust through user satisfaction, innovation, and support

• What sets emotionally trusted solutions apart—and why it matters more than features or price

Complexity doesn’t have to equal vulnerability. With the right foundation, your security can scale just like your business.