The Bitdefender 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment Report highlights the increasing use of stealthy techniques like Living Off-the-Land attacks and a growing need for attack surface reduction. It also reveals a disconnect between leadership confidence and frontline awareness, emphasizing the importance of transparency and proactive defense. #LivingOffTheLand #AttackSurfaceReduction
Keypoints
- Most organizations are increasingly secretive about cyber breaches, undermining transparency.
- Living Off-the-Land techniques now account for 84% of high-severity attacks, exploiting legitimate tools inside networks.
- Reducing attack surfaces through proactive hardening is now a critical business priority in many regions.
- While AI attacks are perceived as growing, their actual prevalence may be somewhat overstated.
- Misalignment between leadership confidence and operational awareness can hinder effective cybersecurity response.
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