Zero days: from inevitable to preventable

Beyond individual CVEs: protect against entire vulnerability classes

Prevent breaches by detecting and responding to novel attacks on applications and APIs.

Zero day solution brief
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Zero-day attacks are a critical threat, and traditional defenses struggle against them

Zero-day attacks, exploiting unknown vulnerabilities, bypass traditional security and are often the initial access point for threat actors during multi-stage campaigns. Gaining a foothold, these actors can inflict severe downstream consequences, including data exfiltration, lateral movement, and ransomware deployment, leading to significant financial losses and operational disruption.

Facing the unknown: The zero day crisis

The urgency to address zero-day risk has never been higher.

50%

surge in exploited zero-day vulnerabilities year-over-year 1

71%

of financial institutions surveyed identified zero-day attacks as their biggest concerns in safeguarding applications and APIs 2

Catching the unseen: How ADR protects against zero-day threats

The only viable defense against zero-day attacks is behavioral detection and protection inside the application code itself. Threat sensors inside the application allow for protection against entire classes of vulnerabilities, going beyond chasing individual CVEs.

IDC report

The power of the Contrast runtime security platform

Comprehensive visibility
Uncover novel attacks and unknown vulnerabilities
  • Pinpoint subtle anomalies indicative of zero-days

  • Expose malicious activity inside of applications and APIs

Runtime analysis
Stay ahead of emerging threats and zero-day exploits
  • Detect and block anomalous activity without relying on signatures

  • Continuously analyze code in real-time to stop zero-day exploits

Vulnerability monitoring
Proactively identify and remediate vulnerabilities in production
  • Reveal vulnerabilities in production for rapid remediation

  • Prioritize vulnerabilities to eliminate risk

Zero day? Zero chance.

Without Contrast
  • Limited visibility into running applications, making it difficult to detect subtle anomalies indicative of zero-day attacks.
  • Finding the attackers depends on discovering the breach after it has occurred.
  • No ability to block dangerous functions.
  • Reliance on development teams to fix vulnerabilities.
  • Focused on addressing individual CVEs instead of broader vulnerability classes.
With Contrast
  • Gains deep, code-level visibility into application behavior to expose even the most subtle indicators of novel exploits.
  • Detect the initial intrusion at the application layer.
  • Blocks dangerous functions before they can be exploited.
  • Enable compensating controls with a single click.
  • Proactive protection against entire classes of vulnerabilities.

Unleash the power of application protection

9.1M
blocked attacks

In 2024, our customers blocked more than nine million real application and API-layer attacks.

2.6M
vulnerabilities

255,942 were critical.