Tidal Cyber Shifts Threat Defense Focus to Procedure Modeling

Event summary

  • Tidal Cyber is redefining its Threat-Led Defense model to focus on adversary procedures, the step-by-step actions attackers take.
  • The company claims existing security models focused on techniques are insufficient to prevent breaches.
  • Tidal Cyber's Procedures Library currently contains over 20,000 objects and is expanding.
  • The company expanded its NARC AI engine to translate unstructured threat intelligence into structured procedures.
  • Tidal Cyber is positioning adversary execution as the primary unit of measurement in Threat-Led Defense.

The big picture

For years, cybersecurity has struggled to keep pace with increasingly sophisticated attacks despite investments in visibility and exposure scoring. Tidal Cyber's shift to procedure-based defense represents a fundamental challenge to the prevailing paradigm, arguing that simply identifying vulnerabilities and techniques is insufficient. This move could signal a broader re-evaluation of how organizations approach threat mitigation, potentially disrupting the established vendor landscape and forcing a more granular focus on attack execution.

What we're watching

Market Adoption
Whether Tidal Cyber's procedural approach gains traction within the cybersecurity industry, or if existing technique-based frameworks remain dominant, will determine the long-term success of this shift.
AI Integration
The effectiveness of Tidal Cyber's NARC AI engine in consistently translating unstructured threat intelligence into actionable procedures will be critical for demonstrating the value of the new model.
Competitive Response
Other cybersecurity vendors will likely respond to Tidal Cyber’s move, potentially leading to a broader industry shift towards procedure-based defense or a reinforcement of existing techniques-focused approaches.

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