When Identity Is Compromised, Seconds Matter
Barracuda Networks, Monday, July 27th, 2026
Barracuda covers automated containment of compromised accounts as attackers find ways around MFA.
Attackers are increasingly bypassing multi-factor authentication through adversary-in-the-middle proxies and session cookie theft, which means detection alone leaves a window that manual response cannot close.
Barracuda describes how Managed XDR with Automated Threat Response for Duo contains compromised accounts automatically once suspicious activity is confirmed.
The containment actions run without waiting for an analyst to triage the alert.
The post argues that the relevant metric is time from compromise to containment rather than time to detection. It covers the integration points with the identity provider.