Look for advanced protection technology that proactively protects against zero day exploits or recognizes lateral movement within a network and blocks it.

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According to Crosby, traditional security solutions rely on detection and hence fail to block targeted attacks which often use zero day exploits.

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Intrusion detection, capable of spotting zero day exploits, must be deployed to audit and test the recognition and response capabilities of your corporate security defences.

FORBES: Written by Anthony Haywood