As cyberattacks increasingly rely on stealthy techniques, Bitdefender has introduced the Bitdefender Internal Attack Surface Assessment, a complimentary evaluation designed to help organizations uncover and reduce hidden internal security risks. With this initiative, the company aims to provide businesses with a clear, data-driven understanding of their internal attack surface and actionable steps to mitigate exposure.

As modern threat actors shift toward more evasive tactics, organizations are facing growing challenges from Living-Off-the-Land (LOTL) and fileless attacks. These methods exploit legitimate system tools and trusted applications to infiltrate environments while avoiding detection. Therefore, traditional security approaches that focus primarily on malware detection are becoming less effective, pushing organizations to adopt a prevention-first strategy.

According to analysis of over 700,000 real-world incidents, attackers used legitimate tools and LOTL techniques in more than 84% of major cyberattacks. In particular, widely available utilities such as PowerShell and WMIC are frequently leveraged to gain unauthorized access, escalate privileges, and move laterally within systems. As a result, these attacks often blend into normal activity, making them significantly harder to detect and stop.

To address this growing challenge, the Bitdefender Internal Attack Surface Assessment provides a guided engagement that enables organizations to identify hidden exposure within their environments. Once enrolled, businesses can immediately begin assessing and monitoring their systems without disrupting daily operations. Consequently, security teams can gain real-time visibility into vulnerabilities while maintaining business continuity.

Moreover, the assessment is powered by Bitdefender GravityZone PHASR (Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction), an advanced endpoint security innovation that combines behavior-based hardening with real-time threat intelligence. This technology helps identify excessive user access and restrict unnecessary tools and applications without impacting productivity. In doing so, it enables organizations to proactively close attack paths before they are exploited.

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In addition, the solution delivers several key benefits that strengthen internal security posture. It provides granular visibility into user-level risks by mapping access to applications and tools against baseline behavior and threat intelligence. At the same time, it helps uncover shadow IT and unauthorized tools, including suspicious network activity and unapproved applications attempting to access company resources. Furthermore, organizations receive actionable recommendations to prioritize remediation efforts and can reduce their attack surface by up to 95%, significantly lowering exposure to modern attack techniques.

“Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting legitimate applications and system tools to bypass traditional defenses, creating a growing and often invisible attack surface that is difficult to defend,” said Andrei Florescu, president and general manager at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. “The Bitdefender Internal Attack Surface Assessment gives organizations a clear, data-driven view of these risks and a path to remediation. We are offering it at no cost to help level the playing field, enabling organizations to identify and close critical gaps in their internal attack surface as adversaries rapidly shift tactics.”

Ultimately, this launch reflects a broader industry shift toward proactive cybersecurity strategies that focus on minimizing exposure rather than reacting to threats. By offering this assessment at no cost, Bitdefender is enabling organizations to strengthen their defenses, reduce internal vulnerabilities, and stay ahead of increasingly sophisticated attack techniques.

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