As the threat landscape of cybersecurity continues to evolve, enterprises now find themselves spending countless hours on identifying and mitigating potential threats while managing overwhelming amounts of data. But one persistent problem for security teams is the flood of false positives alerts that indicate possible threats but turn out to be benign. Not only do these waste valuable time and resources, but they also contribute to alert fatigue, reducing the overall threat detection ability of teams.

Active Directory is a cornerstone of IT systems, handling user authentication, permissions, and access to resources. Its importance makes it a main target for attackers trying to get unauthorized access, escalate privileges, or cause disruptions. The MITRE ATT&CK framework, a comprehensive knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), serves as a valuable tool to identify, prevent, and respond to such threats in your AD environment.

The growing complexity of IT environments—across cloud, IoT, and hybrid settings—has ushered in new opportunities for innovation but also expanded the threat landscape for cyber vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, now known as blind spots, serve as areas within an organization’s security posture that are ignored or poorly monitored.

Did you know that 59% of organizations have been hit by ransomware, with Active Directory (AD) often being the primary target for attackers seeking credential theft and privilege escalation? With AD being basically the heart of enterprise IT from the permissions management and granting view, these ransomware threats automatically go against it and hence protecting them is pretty much important so to keep the organization safe.

Alert fatigue is the process of burning out and losing sensitivity to security alerts caused by a deluge of security alerts. Security systems generate a constant flow of alerts in modern network environments, ranging from minor irregularities to severe threats. But not all these alerts are equal in importance, and many of them are false positive alerts or low-priority problems.

As cyber threats get trickier—with ransomware attacks happening every 11 seconds, and each attack costing between $350,000 and $1.4 million on average—businesses want to beef up their defenses without spending too much. More companies are using Extended Detection and Response (XDR) to simplify their security work and cut costs. XDR provides an answer that can help businesses do more with less tackling common problems like too many tools complex security setups, and high running costs.

Did you know that during the past year, DDoS attacks have increased by 117%? Industries including retail, shipping, and public relations have been the most impacted by this increase, with businesses seeing significant disruptions during peak shopping seasons like Black Friday. Businesses must understand how to stop these attacks as they become increasingly common and complex.

Ransomware has evolved over the years and is now targeting organizations of all sizes with both file encryption and information exfiltration. In 2024, 59% of organizations experienced at least one ransomware attack, costing them billions in losses from damage, downtime, and data loss. Though firewalls and antimalware programs have their merits, they alone cannot provide protection from both data encryption and theft.

Is your system being used for crypto mining without your consent? This might sound unlikely to you, but it could be possible, and you won’t even know about it. Cryptojackers can find your unprotected or exposed servers to put malicious code or malware and use it for mining cryptocurrencies.

With cloud infrastructures expanding across private, public, hybrid, and multi-cloud models, effective security monitoring is essential. Gartner’s 2024 Hype Cycle for Workload and Network Security suggests that NDR solutions are becoming critical in these diverse environments and could reach widespread adoption within the next two to five years. This trend underscores the importance of NDR for visibility and rapid threat detection in today’s complex cloud landscapes (see Figure 1).