Enterprise breach secrecy pressure and LOTL-heavy attacks rise in 2025 assessment
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A 2025 cybersecurity assessment shows breach secrecy pressure and Living Off the Land (LOTL) attack patterns are rising across enterprises, weakening transparency and making intrusion detection harder. The findings come from over 1,200 IT and security professionals and 700,000 cyber incidents, with 84% of high-severity attacks using legitimate tools already present in environments. The same assessment found 58% of security professionals were told to keep a breach confidential, a 38% jump since 2023. Organizations are responding by prioritizing attack surface reduction, while AI fears remain elevated but not always aligned with observed prevalence.
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01.10.2025 14:07 2 articles · 7mo ago
Bitdefender assessment highlights breach secrecy and LOTL trends
Technical Analysis UpdateBitdefender's 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment Report finds that 58% of security professionals were told to keep a breach confidential, that 84% of high-severity attacks leverage legitimate tools already present inside environments as Living Off the Land (LOTL) techniques, and that organizations are prioritizing attack surface reduction amid concerns about AI-powered malware and leadership-frontline disconnects.
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- 2025 Cybersecurity Reality Check: Breaches Hidden, Attack Surfaces Growing, and AI Misperceptions Rising — thehackernews.com — 01.10.2025 14:07
- 2025 Cybersecurity Reality Check: Breaches Hidden, Attack Surfaces Growing, and AI Misperceptions Rising — thehackernews.com — 01.10.2025 14:07