Active Defense
Autonomous mitigation pushed to the network edge in the hours after exposure is identified, while permanent remediation is properly planned and tested.
Active Defense closes the gap between in-the-wild exploitation and patch availability, working alongside Rapid Reaction across the watchTowr Platform.
When patches take weeks, mitigation has to take hours.
Active Defense pushes mitigation to the edge autonomously.
Mitigate Without Waiting For Patches
When a critical vulnerability is disclosed, the gap between the public advisory and a deployed patch can stretch for weeks. AI-enabled attackers no longer wait. Active Defense pushes network-level mitigation rules to the edge the moment Rapid Reaction identifies client exposure to an emerging threat, reducing exploitability while remediation work is properly planned and tested.
- Mitigation rules deployed within hours of exposure identification
- Operates without depending on vendor patch availability or release timelines
- Reduces exploitability while remediation runs on a sustainable internal schedule
- Designed for the threat landscape where weaponization happens in hours
Buy Time For Proper Remediation
Patch quickly and risk breaking production. Patch slowly and attackers exploit before the change ticket is approved. Active Defense removes the false choice. Mitigation runs at the perimeter while remediation runs on the schedule the organization actually needs, with retesting available to confirm that mitigations remain effective until permanent fixes are in place.
- Mitigations deployed at the perimeter, not at the vulnerable system itself
- Remediation work continues on a sustainable internal schedule
- Continuous retesting confirms ongoing mitigation effectiveness
- Removes the trade-off between security urgency and operational stability
Informed By Real Attacker Behavior
Active Defense rules are derived from validated exploitation behavior captured by Attacker Eye sensors and the offensive research of watchTowr Labs, then prioritized by watchTowr Intel. The rules reflect what attackers are actually doing in the wild today, not what they might theoretically do.
- Mitigation rules informed by real attacker telemetry, not theoretical signatures
- Reviewable, opt-in, and customer-controlled before deployment
- Deployed at the network edge, no agents or appliance changes required
- Continuously refined as attacker tactics evolve
- Retesting confirms ongoing effectiveness against active threats
Key Capabilities
Mitigate Within Hours, Not Weeks
Active Defense rules deploy at the network edge in the hours after exposure is identified, well inside the AI-driven weaponization window.
Customer-Controlled And Reviewable
Every Active Defense rule is reviewable, opt-in, and customer-controlled. Security teams retain full visibility and control before any rule is deployed.
No Agents Or Appliance Changes
Mitigation is deployed at the network edge with no agents required and no changes to the underlying vulnerable infrastructure.
