The Fortis "Attack Mitigation Service": Cut cyber risk, reduce workload and simplify vulnerability management.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now being weaponised as threat actors leverage AI at every stage of the attack lifecycle to launch faster, more widespread and more damaging attacks on businesses. 

This fundamental shift in the threat landscape means cyber criminals can now automate their reconnaissance of businesses, scaling to the scanning thousands of systems, enumerating software versions, analysing configurations, and pinpointing vulnerabilities in Internet-facing business systems and devices faster than ever before. 

Industry threat intelligence reports confirm that external vulnerability exploitation is one of the most prevalent initial access vectors used by attackers to breach the business perimeter.  

According to Mandiant’s M-Trends Report 2025, vulnerability exploitation was the leading initial access method, generating 33% of attacks, including those targeting Internet-facing systems such as web servers, APIs, and edge devices such as firewalls and VPN services. 

Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report also found exploitation of vulnerabilities to be behind 20% of breaches, with attacks on externally facing Internet edge devices and VPNs increasing dramatically from 3% to 22%. 

How Does the Fortis Attack Mitigation Service Work?

To counter AI-driven attacks, reduce the workload on internal security teams, and cut cyber risk, organisations need to adopt a proactive and layered approach to protecting internet-facing infrastructure. This is where the Fortis Cyber® Attack Mitigation Service (AMS) comes in, simplifying vulnerability management, providing comprehensive detection and validation, and delivering assurance against external cyber threats using: 

• Regular Assessments: scheduled evaluations detecting and identifying risks across internet-facing assets and discovering vulnerabilities before threat actors do. 

• Simulated Attacks: replicating real-world threat scenarios at scale to reveal how resilient your defences are under realistic attack conditions. 

• Expert-Led Evaluation: experienced cyber security specialists perform in-depth analysis, validating findings and providing actionable recommendations. 

• Security Workshops for Zero-Day Resilience: helping organisations understand and mitigate emerging threats and build resilience against zero-day vulnerabilities. 

  
  

What This Means for Your Business 

AI has transformed the balance of power in cyber security, giving criminals the tools to rapidly launch scalable attacks. Organisations need to act pre-emptively to anticipate and counter these threats. 

By regularly assessing external attack surfaces, simulating real-world threats, and building resilience through expert-led guidance, organisations can be the first to find the gaps and vulnerabilities, rather than the last to know about them. 

Ready to Simplify Security and Reduce Risk?  

Our experts will work with you to understand your security requirements and recommend tailored solutions aligned to your business that will reduce risk and lighten your team’s workload. Start the conversation today at enquiries@fortiscyber.co.uk.