Active adversaries are highly skilled cybercriminals who continuously evolve their techniques to bypass security defenses and execute attacks at scale. They use hands-on keyboard and AI-assisted methods to evade detection and gain entry into an organization’s systems.
Organizations need adaptive security controls that can detect and respond to the tactics used by active adversaries, such as multi-stage attacks, living off the land attacks, exploiting unknown vulnerabilities, and credential abuse.
The Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners highlights changes in adversary behavior, including the decreasing dwell time in ransomware attacks and the frequent abuse of legitimate IT tools by active adversaries.
To help organizations defend against active adversaries, Sophos is introducing new capabilities to its platform. Sophos Firewall now includes Active Threat Response, providing instant and automated response to active adversaries. Sophos XDR and Sophos NDR enhance network detection and response capabilities, detecting adversaries moving across an organization’s network and enabling threat intel coordination.
Sophos XDR also expands third-party compatibility and optimizes the user experience, allowing customers to integrate a wider range of tools and products and reducing investigation workloads.
Sophos emphasizes the importance of connected products and services that work together seamlessly, as opposed to disparate point products that do not communicate effectively. Their unified platform and connected ecosystem enable organizations to detect, investigate, and respond to active adversaries across all key attack surfaces.
To elevate defenses against active adversaries, organizations are encouraged to explore Sophos solutions and consult with a Sophos adviser or partner.
Key Points:
1. Active adversaries are highly skilled cybercriminals who continuously evolve their techniques.
2. Organizations need adaptive security controls to detect and respond to active adversaries’ tactics.
3. The Active Adversary Report highlights changes in adversary behavior.
4. Sophos is introducing new capabilities to its platform to enhance defense against active adversaries.
5. Sophos emphasizes the importance of connected products and services that work together seamlessly.