Requirements for Preventing Evasive Threats
Attackers continue to update their tactics to remain ahead of enterprise defenses and use evasive techniques to avoid detection by traditional cybersecurity tools. Pre-built attack tools, stealthy communications and exfiltration avenues, and advanced phishing techniques are all used to compromise and exploit target organizations. While out-of-band and signature-based detection approaches remain critical in preventing known threats, a new approach is required to protect organizations from these attacks using evasive techniques. As a result, machine learning and advanced analytics have become a critical component of threat prevention tools. Yet, just as importantly, these mechanisms must be applied in line to prevent threats before they can impact even the first potential victim.
