Automated Moving Target Defense included in the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Endpoint Security, 2023>
– michael.gerard@morphisec.com (Michael Gerard)
For the first time, Automated Moving Target Defense (AMTD) has been included in the 2023 Gartner Hype Cycle for Endpoint Security as a technology in the ‘on the rise’ category.Endpoint security innovations focus on faster, automated detection and prevention, and remediation of threats powering integrated, extended detection and response (XDR) to correlate data points and telemetry from solutions such as endpoint, network, web, email and identity.” As Gartner indicates, “Businesses need cutting-edge solutions to defend endpoints against attacks and breaches.”
Historically, endpoint security has focused on detection and response technologies.“AMTD shifts from ‘detect and respond’ to ‘proactive deception and unpredictable change’ to make it tougher for attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in a targeted IT environment.” As a preventative solution, we believe AMTD’s inclusion in the report signals a tectonic shift in the industry and recalibrates endpoint security best practice recommendations.AMTD is an alternative for organizations when they do not have the budget, staff or time for using AI.”
Security team efforts must be prioritized with high-fidelity alerts
As complex and undetectable threat vectors (like the aforementioned fileless, in-memory and zero-day-based techniques) bypass traditional security controls and detection and response technologies, breach risk and alert fatigue ensues.
Link: https://blog.morphisec.com/automated-moving-target-defense-included-in-the-gartner-hype-cycle-for-endpoint-security-2023