Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Cyber threats are becoming more advanced, with attackers creating ways to bypass traditional security. That’s why organizations need a stronger, multi-layered approach to protect their systems. To handle cyber threats effectively, security teams need clear, consistent information. That’s where CVEs help—by making it easier to manage hidden risks. And how can organizations enhance their cybersecurity capabilities with CVE data along with deception technology?

Traditional endpoint defenses that rely solely on signatures and alerts often miss stealthy, livingofftheland attacks—studies indicate that as many as 90% of breaches begin at the endpoint and over twothirds of organizations suffer successful endpoint incursions. When these threats go undetected, they can dwell for months, resulting in data exfiltration, regulatory fines, and lasting reputational damage.

Proactive defenses are essential because attackers who breach your perimeter will relentlessly seek to move laterally across your network—compromising additional systems and exfiltrating data under the guise of legitimate traffic. In many cases, adversaries can initiate lateral movement in under two hours and remain undetected for weeks, giving them ample time to escalate privileges, pivot through infrastructure, and quietly embed themselves.

What if attackers are already inside your network—and you don’t even know it?

Deception for Zero day attacks has become a crucial strategy as these devastating exploits continue to surge rapidly. These attacks pose extreme danger because they target vulnerabilities unknown to software vendors or the public, which leaves systems defenseless without immediate patches. Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities undetected for extended periods – from days to years. This creates a huge window for attacks before vendors can patch the problems.

Asset discovery and risk mapping represent fundamental components of effective cybersecurity operations. Organizations face significant challenges in maintaining accurate inventories of their IT assets across on-premises, cloud, container, and IoT environments. Deception technology provides technical capabilities that enhance asset discovery while delivering actionable risk intelligence based on adversary behavior.

Organizations can’t run without digital systems and connected technologies in today’s fast-moving world. This digital adoption opens new doors for cyber threats as well. Hackers are becoming more advanced and finding new ways to attack organizations’ IT systems to steal sensitive data, disrupt their operations, and harm brand credibility.

Modern security teams face a dual challenge: they’re bombarded with alerts while still missing critical signals that indicate real threats. Fidelis Active Threat Detection tackles this problem by correlating weak signals across multiple phases of attacks, transforming them into actionable intelligence. Let’s examine the technical mechanics behind this capability within the Fidelis Elevate platform.

Ransomware attacks are projected to occur every 2 seconds by 2031, up from every 11 seconds in 2021. Organizations paid approximately $813.55 million to ransomware groups in 2024. Email remains the primary attack vector, with malicious attachments twice as common as phishing links. Organizations with compromised backups face $3M average recovery costs, with 45% requiring more than a month to recover. Active ransomware groups increased 55% from Q1 2023 (29) to Q1 2024 (45).

Identity-based attacks have become the predominant vector for sophisticated threat actors targeting enterprise networks, particularly those using Microsoft Active Directory. Active Directory (AD), which serves as the authentication and authorization framework in over 90% of organizations, represents a critical attack surface that, when compromised, provides adversaries with extensive capabilities for lateral movement, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration.