Security News > 2020 > July > Attivo Networks EDN enhancements prevent attackers from fingerprinting an endpoint

Attivo Networks introduced new capabilities to its Endpoint Detection Net solution that prevent attackers from fingerprinting an endpoint to identify security weaknesses and from conducting reconnaissance.

Attackers use fingerprinting to identify targets, decide which vulnerabilities to exploit, and determine how to successfully interact with them.

Attempts by attackers to fingerprint an endpoint are regularly missed due to the complexity of tracking, analyzing, and alerting on all of an endpoint's communications traffic.

When attackers successfully breach an endpoint and get a foothold inside a network, they spread to other systems by probing for open ports and fingerprinting network services.

"The EDN Deflect feature increases the resistance in the network by preventing an attacker from moving laterally and fingerprinting network and application services," said Venu Vissamsetty, vice president of security research, Attivo Networks.

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