About vec0
Breaches take shape between login and sensitive data.
vec0 exists to make the path from login to sensitive data visible before a breach becomes data access.
The gap we care about
Most breaches don't start with someone touching the database. They start with a valid login, a compromised identity, a service account or a workload that can move.
The dangerous part is the gap between that first access and the moment sensitive data is reached. That gap is where attackers discover permissions, move laterally, escalate access and turn normal-looking activity into breach progression.
vec0 is a data-centric cloud security platform built to show whether identity activity is creating, shortening or following a path toward sensitive data. We call those paths Identity Progression Vectors.
What we believe
The unit of risk is a path, not an alert
An isolated event rarely explains whether an attacker is getting closer to sensitive data.
Identity is now the route to data
Users, service accounts and workloads connect the systems attackers traverse after login.
Progression is the signal
Security teams need to know which actions materially move risk toward sensitive data.
Attack progression moves faster than alert review
As cloud automation, service accounts and AI-enabled workflows multiply, defenders need systems that evaluate paths continuously, not only after a human reviews another alert.
Better decisions come from seeing the path
When the path is visible, teams can detect earlier, prioritize clearly and explain remediation.
What we are building
We have built a common platform for understanding identity-to-data paths and how behavior affects data breach risk.
- BreachRisk shows current exposure: which identities can reach sensitive data, directly or through chained access.
- BreachLab compares proposed changes by whether they reduce paths from identity to sensitive data.
- BreachDetect uses detection agents to investigate whether runtime identity activity is materially increasing data breach risk.
Early access
We are working with a small number of security teams to validate the platform against real identity-to-data paths.
Related reading
Related reading.
Further reading on why vec0 exists, how identity progression attacks form, and how supply-chain exposure reaches sensitive data.
Why we're building vec0
Why vec0 models attacker progression through identities, permissions, and systems as paths toward sensitive data.
What are Identity Progression Attacks?
A practical definition of Identity Progression Attacks and why defenders need to detect movement from foothold to high-value target.
Supply chain attacks are a credential theft problem
Why software supply chain compromises often become fast-moving identity-to-data attacks once credentials are stolen.