Even if disjointed, the danger persists

The recent federal operation that dismantled the Qakbot botnet, used for fraud and ransomware attacks, brought an uncomfortable warning to companies and GRC professionals: the cybercrime infrastructure is modular, resilient and reusable.

Although government actions can eliminate momentary threats, criminals quickly reorganize codes, tools and networks to continue operating, often with even more sophistication. What is destroyed in one attack reappears in another, in a new form.

The hidden risk is in the lack of visibility

In the corporate context, this logic requires a new kind of preparation. It is not enough to invest only in firewalls or antivirus solutions. It is necessary to ensure that access is continuously controlled, that user profiles reflect real roles, and that identity governance is auditable and adaptable.

Poorly monitored structures are the ideal terrain for compromised scripts, credentials andbackdoors go unnoticed. And this is how the “pieces” of old attacks find new gaps, within companies.

Intelligence, automation and traceability

Vennx's performance shows that, in information security, the essential thing is not only to contain incidents, but to prevent their silent recurrence. With solutions such as SoD Discovery and Oracle, it is possible to identify unauthorized access in real time, validate AI-based segregation of functions, and proactively block vulnerabilities.

In addition, the Access BPO model offers a continuous governance structure that acts at the root of the problem: who has access to what, when, why, and at what risk.

Security is not bought: it operates

More than acquiring tools, it is necessary to operate security as a living process, integrated into the day to day of the company.

This includes:

• Continuous management of access and credentials;
• Automated periodic reviews;
• Predictive risk detection based on behavior;
• Quick responses to signs of abnormality.

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In a scenario where digital crime acts as an industry, defense cannot be punctual, it needs to be structural.