The Rise of Identity Threat Detection and Response Systems

In most organizations there are major vulnerability and detection gaps between primarily preventive Identity Access Management (IAM) controls and general-purpose detection and response (D&R) systems and the common attacker tools and techniques that circumvent them. This is most evident post initial compromise – in the middle of the attack chain - where more sophisticated attackers show off their skills to move laterally and escalate their privileges on their way to the organization’s crown jewels.