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AI-enabled cyber-attacks are fast.
Ridgeback's Preemptive Defense is faster.

“Preemptive capabilities — not detection and response — are the future of cybersecurity in the age of GenAI.” (Gartner)

Automated Attacks Need Preemptive Defenses

In the age of GenAI, threats evolve faster than Traditional detection-and-response defenses can keep up. (As recognized by Gartner’s September 2025 cybersecurity forecast.) Ridgeback implements preemptive cybersecurity: using predictive threat insights and real-time interaction to neutralize threats before they execute. By shifting from passive defense to active deterrence, Ridgeback compels attackers to seek easier victims.

Actual Situational Awareness
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Gain continuous, real-time visibility that anticipates risk patterns, not just reports past incidents. Ridgeback turns visibility into actionable preemptive controls.

Fact-based Risk Reporting
Predict-and-Prevent Controls, Not Just Detection
Ridgeback moves beyond notifying you about threats; It disrupts them before they become incidents.
Real-time Attack Disruption
Compliance and Confidence
Transform compliance from a burden into a strategic advantage with validation of every asset and control.

Ridgeback enables preemptive intervention to shape adversary behavior by anticipating and neutralizing threats before they can act.
Learn why Gartner says preemptive capabilities will surpass traditional detection and response models.

Read the scholarship behind Ridgeback's Preemptive Defense in the DoD’s Cyber Defense Review HERE

The article explains that today’s cyber threats to critical infrastructure are so advanced that traditional security defenses alone are no longer enough. Fogarty presents the “Sword of Damocles” idea, which focuses on constant visibility and the ability to hold attackers at risk as a way to discourage attacks. He argues that cybersecurity should shift from just blocking threats to actively changing how attackers think and behave. (Read More)

References

Fogarty, S. C. (2025). The sword of Damocles: A cybersecurity paradigm shift for the defense of critical infrastructure. The Cyber Defense Review, 10(1), 29–39. https://doi.org/10.55682/cdr/kpwx-q1q1

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Which defense posture will you choose?
Reactive Chaos or Preemptive Order?
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Ridgeback does not infer network behavior from log files, telemetry exports, or delayed analytics. It presents network operating data directly, as activity occurs. This direct view of how the network actually operates exposes inefficiencies, misconfigurations, and risk conditions that log-based tools cannot see.

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As an IT manager, I must know about all devices on my network.
As a security professional, I want to interfere with enemy scanners.
As a defensive security professional, I must determine how easy it is to hack my system.
As a network engineer, I must validate that my Firewalls are working as intended.
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As a sysadmin, I need to identify all the insecure hostname queries on the network.
As a sysadmin, it's my responsibility to thoroughly verify that our DNS is set up correctly.
As an IT professional, I need to explain the status and importance of our IT assets to nontechnical senior executives.
As a network engineer or security professional, I need to know if any unauthorized communications are happening in my network.
As a sysadmin or network admin, I need to know if any of my machines are trying to talk to services that don't exist.
As a security professional, I need to know what, if any, machines are scanning my network.
As a sysadmin or network admin, I need to know if any devices are missing from my network.
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As a security professional, I need a way to slow down attackers in my network, so I have time to respond.
As a network professional, I must know if my network segmentation keeps the data separate.
As a network admin, it's my responsibility to emphasize to nontechnical people the necessity of cleaning up our network.
As a network admin, it's essential for me to understand the load that Windows Update Delivery Optimization (WUDO) puts on our network.

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Network Traffic is Processed into 3 Metrics
Exposure
The potential frequency of adverse events
Complexity
The potential severity of adverse events
Capacity
The scale of the IT footprint
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  • Higher scores indicate more work, expense, weaker resiliency, and more vulnerability to exploitation.
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