From Patient Zero To Proactive: How AI Is Rewriting Threat Operations

Just as the cybersecurity profession has evolved, so have the novelty and sophistication of the threats analysts fight. Years ago, threats were relatively static, so when they hit an organization, chances were the security software the security operations center (SOC) was using had a signature to handle it. As long as you weren’t patient zero—or at least under patient ten—there was a solution at your fingertips.

Today, threat actors are a lot more adept at making the payload look different whenever analysts see it. Now, everyone encountering the threat is essentially a patient zero—making it necessary for SOC professionals to adopt a different minds

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