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and can come in the form of external
exfiltration.
threat actors.
This leaves a giant blind spot for
organizations as attackers that
bypass the perimeter can then
move laterally and steal creden-
tials as they quietly establish a
foothold, gain privileges, and
recon the network in search of
their targets.
External adversaries, insiders, con-
tractors, and suppliers are all ca-
pable of creating risk and poten-
tially breaching an organization.
Since they all are within the perim-
eter, many traditional security con-
trols are ineffective or unreliable
Knowing that an attacker is operating inside your network is valuable. However, knowing an at-
tacker’s methods and gaining the threat intelligence to shut down current attacks and prevent
future attacks, provides the empowerment to truly defend your networks and data centers.
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