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ATTACKER PROXYadversary-in-the-middleSERVERREPLAYED OTPMFA SATISFIED · SESSION HIJACKED · ATTACKER AUTHENTICATED AS YOU
Identity & MFA

Why MFA Alone Is Not Enough Anymore

Somewhere along the way, MFA calcified into a false sense of completeness — as though it were a finish line rather than a baseline. Attackers adapted. Token theft, MFA fatigue, and legacy authentication protocols bypass it completely. Here's exactly how each technique works and what actually stops them.

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INCIDENT RESPONSE TIMELINE // CASE #IR-2024-0441 // ACTIVEDAY 1 — DISCOVERYEmployee reports files showing strange extensions.DAY 2 — TRIAGE & CONTAINMENTDAY 3 — FORENSICSDAY 4–5 — DECISION & REBUILDDAY 6–7 — PARTIAL RESTORATION
Incident Response

A Cyber Incident Happened at a Firm Like Yours. Here Is What the First Week Looked Like.

A partner noticed a client had called about an email she never sent. Her account had been compromised seventeen days earlier.

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LAW FIRMCPA FIRMINSURANCE73%of SMBs attacked$184Kper incident
Threat Intelligence
Threat Intelligence

Why Small Professional Services Firms Are the Most Targeted Businesses in America Right Now

Lawyers, CPAs, and insurance brokers handle the most sensitive data and carry the thinnest security posture.

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TRADITIONAL ANTIVIRUS✓ CLEAN — powershell.exe✓ CLEAN — wmic.exe lateral call✓ CLEAN — lsass.exe memory dumpATTACKER HAS BEEN INSIDE FOR 11 DAYSHUNTRESS⚠ Encoded PS execution · T1059.001⚠ Credential access · T1003.001⚠ Persistence · T1053.005ATTACKER CONTAINED IN 9 MINUTES
SOC & MDR

What Huntress Catches That Traditional Antivirus Misses

Modern attacks increasingly rely on tools already present on your system — legitimate Windows utilities weaponized to do malicious things. Huntress monitors behavior instead.

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EDRMDRNO ONE IS WATCHING.ALERTS DETECTED. ANALYSTS RESPOND. THREATS CONTAINED.
SOC & MDR

The Difference Between EDR and MDR (And Why Small Businesses Need to Know)

EDR is a tool. It generates alerts. MDR is the human layer that sits on top — monitoring around the clock, triaging what's real, and responding when something needs to be contained.

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REAL 24/724/7THREAT DETECTED · 11:47 PM SATSuspicious inbox rule createdWHAT YOU GET#4821 · CRITICAL · UNASSIGNEDOpened 11:52 PM Fri · 36h ago#4901 · CRITICAL · UNASSIGNED
SOC & MDR

What 24/7 Monitoring Actually Means (And What Vendors Are Selling You Instead)

There is a meaningful difference between a dashboard that's technically running 24 hours a day and a security engineer who is actively responding to threats around the clock.

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YOUR IT COMPANYhelpdesk · break/fix · maintenance✗ 24/7 threat monitoring✗ Active threat hunting✗ Incident containmentAVAILABLE: MON–FRI 9AM–5PMSECURITY OPERATIONS CENTERCRIT Impossible travel — B. WalshHIGH Mass mailbox rule creationMED Credential stuffing attemptAVAILABLE: 24 / 7 / 365 · MEAN RESPONSE: < 5 MIN
Threat Intelligence

Why Your IT Company Is Not Your SOC (And Why That Gap Is Costing Businesses)

Your IT company is responsible for keeping systems running. A SOC monitors for signs of attacker behavior. Most businesses assume their IT company is doing both. They are not — and that gap is exactly where attackers live.

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