FAQ
What does vec0 do?
vec0 helps security teams detect attackers moving through their environment before sensitive data is accessed.
Most breaches unfold as a sequence of steps: credential use, identity escalation, lateral movement, and finally access to sensitive data. vec0 models these transitions in real time and measures whether the system risk is increasing as identities move through permissions and resources.
When risk crosses a critical threshold, vec0 alerts the security team.
How is vec0 different from existing security tools?
Most security tools generate alerts about individual events: a login anomaly, a permission change, or suspicious activity.
vec0 focuses on risk progression.
Instead of asking "is this event suspicious?", vec0 asks:
"Is this sequence of activity materially increasing the likelihood that an attacker reaches sensitive data?"
This allows vec0 to highlight meaningful attack paths instead of isolated alerts.
Does vec0 require access to sensitive data?
No.
vec0 does not inspect the contents of sensitive data.
It analyzes metadata and telemetry such as:
- identity activity
- permission relationships
- access logs
- resource relationships
This allows vec0 to understand how identities move toward sensitive data without inspecting the data itself.
What signals does vec0 use?
vec0 correlates several types of signals:
- identity and service account activity
- IAM permissions and role relationships
- infrastructure and resource topology
- access logs and data access events
- unusual access patterns
These signals are combined into a real time attack graph that models possible paths to sensitive data.
Does vec0 generate a lot of alerts?
No.
vec0 is designed to reduce alert noise.
Alerts are generated only when the system detects a meaningful increase in risk toward sensitive data, rather than isolated suspicious events.
This helps security teams focus on situations that actually matter.
Does vec0 replace SIEM or EDR?
vec0 solves a different problem.
Traditional security tools focus on detecting suspicious events such as endpoint activity, login anomalies, or malware.
vec0 focuses on risk progression toward sensitive data.
It models how identities, permissions, and activity combine into potential paths to data and identifies when those paths become dangerous.
This allows security teams to detect attack progression earlier, before sensitive data is accessed.
What environments does vec0 support?
vec0 is designed for modern cloud environments where large numbers of identities interact across infrastructure and data systems.
As organizations scale, identity sprawl becomes common. Human users, service accounts, automation systems, and ephemeral workloads all operate across cloud platforms, identity providers, and data systems.
vec0 ingests activity logs and related telemetry from the systems that define how these identities operate and interact. By analyzing identity activity, permission relationships, infrastructure context, and access logs, vec0 models how activity moves through the environment and whether that movement increases risk toward sensitive data.
Is each customer isolated?
Yes.
Each customer environment runs in a dedicated tenant. Data and processing are isolated between customers.
How long does deployment take?
Initial integrations can typically be completed in hours or days, depending on the number of systems connected.
vec0 primarily consumes telemetry that most organizations already generate, such as audit logs and access events.
Who is vec0 for?
vec0 is designed for organizations that run significant workloads in the cloud and want earlier detection of identity-driven breaches.
It is particularly useful for teams responsible for protecting sensitive data across complex identity and permission environments.
Does vec0 require agents?
No.
vec0 primarily integrates through existing telemetry sources such as audit logs and identity activity streams.
No endpoint agents are required.
Can vec0 see personally identifiable information?
vec0 does not require access to the contents of sensitive data such as PII.
It analyzes access behavior and infrastructure relationships rather than inspecting data itself.