The layers

Prevention

Zero Trust-based application control limits what is allowed to run in the first place. A detection tool has to be right every single time; an allowlist doesn't need to recognize the threat at all.

Protecting identities

Stolen and reused login credentials are the most common way into an organization. It is also a path that neither endpoint protection nor network security covers. Read more about password and access management.

Detection

Behavior-based detection on endpoints finds attacks that no one has seen before, because it looks at what a process is doing rather than whether it exists in a database.

Human analysis

An alarm at three in the morning is only useful if someone reads it. For organizations without their own security team, a managed SOC is the difference between discovering a breach that same night or three weeks later.

Recovery

Immutable backup – copies that cannot be changed or deleted for a set period – is what actually survives a ransomware attack. An attacker who reaches your systems will look for the backup first. See how this layer is built under backup and disaster recovery.

Where to start

The order matters, and it is not always what you might think.

Start with identities. It is the most common entry point and the most cost-effective layer to address.

Then endpoint protection. Without it, the rest is purely academic.

Next, backups with tested recovery. A backup that has never been tested is a hope, not a safeguard.

Finally, the preventive layer. Zero Trust offers the most value but also requires the most management.

Not everyone needs everything

We carry several security platforms and can therefore assemble the layers based on your specific environment – and advise against the layers you do not need.