Advanced Adversaries Are Already Operating Inside Your Network
Sophisticated attackers use legitimate tools to establish persistent command infrastructure—remaining undetected for months.
Nodal detects and disrupts C2 communications in real-time, compressing dwell time from months to seconds.
The Problem: Modern Threats Exploit Your Security Blind Spots
Average dwell time for sophisticated threats using living off the land techniques
Command and control communications missed by traditional NDR tools
Ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline after LOTL attack shut down critical infrastructure
Even organizations with comprehensive security stacks—Palo Alto firewalls, CrowdStrike XDR, 24/7 MSSP monitoring—harbor sophisticated threats that operate undetected. Recent breaches like SolarWinds, Colonial Pipeline, and Salt Typhoon prove that traditional signature-based detection simply cannot identify attacks that use legitimate tools for malicious purposes.
The Critical Gaps in Your Current Security Stack
- Signature-dependent tools fail against zero-day and adaptive threats
- Anomaly detection generates excessive false positives, creating SOC fatigue
- Unknown exploits operate undetected for months while blending with legitimate traffic
- Credential-based attacks bypass perimeter controls entirely
- Human investigation cycles take hours while attacks progress in minutes
- Alert fatigue causes critical threats to be missed or deprioritized
- No automated disruption means attacks complete before response begins
- Incident response starts after damage is already done
- Multi-stage attacks across compromised devices remain invisible
- Command & control communications blend with normal network traffic
- East-west lateral movement evades perimeter-focused monitoring
- Attack chain relationships and timing patterns go undetected
Nodal’s Breakthrough: AI That Maps Complete Attack Stories
CyberBrain deploys with AI pre-trained on thousands of APT scenarios. Unlike baseline-dependent solutions, detection begins instantly—no weeks of “learning” your environment while threats establish persistence.
Map complete multi-node attack paths from external C2 servers through internal relays to target systems. Understand exactly how adversaries move through your network infrastructure to achieve objectives.
When C2 communications are detected, CyberBrain automatically severs command channels before attacks can progress. Risk-balanced automation stops threats while preserving legitimate operations.
Why Living Off the Land Attacks Succeed
Attackers don’t bring custom malware—they use what’s already there:
- PowerShell scripts for Windows administration
- SSH for legitimate remote access
- Cloud services for data storage and communication
- Standard networking protocols (HTTPS, DNS)
The communication looks legitimate because it largely is:
- Timing patterns that mimic user behavior
- Encrypted channels using standard protocols
- Multi-hop communication through compromised internal systems
Modern attacks aren’t single compromised devices—they’re complete infrastructures:
- Actors: Devices executing malicious commands
- Relays: Systems forwarding command traffic between compromised devices
- Gateways: Internal systems communicating with external command servers
- External Infrastructure: Command servers controlled by attackers