Cloud Access – Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)
Detect, analyze, and respond to impossible travel scenarios with contextual geolocation analysis and automated response workflows to guard access to your cloud environments
Torq HyperSOC™ identifies physically impossible authentication patterns by analyzing login and access locations, timestamps, and travel velocity. When a user account accesses cloud environments from geographically distant locations within an impossible timeframe, Torq instantly correlates threat intelligence, assesses risk, and orchestrates immediate containment actions across identity systems, MFA platforms, and endpoint security tools.
Measurable Impact on Account Takeover Prevention
3x
faster MFA re-enrollment for high-risk users vs. manual processes
<1 min
average detection to response time
90%
decrease in account takeover dwell time
Cross-Cloud Identity Threats Present Critical Detection Challenges
Traditional authentication systems fail to detect sophisticated account takeover attacks that exploit geographically dispersed access patterns. Manual correlation of login locations and timestamps leaves organizations vulnerable to credential theft, where attackers operate from distant locations while legitimate users remain active. The delay in detection allows threat actors to exfiltrate data, establish persistence, and escalate privileges before security teams can respond. Non-uniform login and access logs across various cloud platforms add to the complexity, allowing malicious actors to hide suspicious activities.
Delayed Geolocation Correlation
Manual analysis of authentication logs across multiple systems creates detection delays, allowing compromised accounts to maintain access for hours or days while security teams piece together geographic anomalies across time zones and authentication platforms.
Geographic-Based False Positives
Security analysts must manually correlate access logs across multiple systems, investigate suspicious activities, and coordinate response actions, which can create critical delays during active attacks.
Insufficient Contextual Analysis
Traditional impossible travel detection lacks context on user behavior patterns, device fingerprints, and authentication methods, leading to missed attacks when threat actors use sophisticated evasion techniques.
How Torq Automates Identity Threat Detection and Response
Torq HyperSOC™ integrates with identity management systems, SaaS applications, IaaS platforms, endpoint protection platforms, and network security tools to provide real-time detection and automated response to unauthorized access attempts through intelligent workflow orchestration.
Continuous Access Analytics
Contextual analysis that continuously monitors user authentication patterns, privilege usage, and access anomalies across Active Directory, cloud identity providers, and privileged access management systems to detect unauthorized access attempts in real-time.
Key capabilities:
- Close to real-time authentication and access activity monitoring
- Lateral movement tracking, cross-cloud activities correlation
- Service account anomaly investigation
- Privilege escalation investigation and response
- Credential abuse identification and containment
Context-Aware Response Intelligence
Enrichment engine that correlates unauthorized access attempts with threat intelligence, user behavior baselines, and asset criticality to determine appropriate response severity and automatically execute proportional containment measures based on risk assessment.
Key capabilities:
- Near real-time IP geolocation mapping
- Time zone correlation analysis
- VPN and proxy usage detection orchestration
Automated Response & Remediation
Intelligent response orchestration that automatically executes graduated containment actions based on risk scores, user roles, and threat context. Coordinates account suspension, MFA challenges, session termination, and security team notifications within seconds of detecting impossible travel patterns.
Key capabilities:
- Automated account suspension
- Step-up MFA enforcement orchestration
- Session termination orchestration
- Real-time user notification
- Risk-based response tiering
- Incident ticket creation and incident lifecycle orchestration
Advanced Automated Investigation
Built on an industry-leading security Hyperautomation foundation, Torq’s access control automation integrates deeply with identity providers, privilege management systems, cloud infrastructure providers, and other tools to deliver comprehensive protection against unauthorized access or account takeover.
Multi-Factor Context Analysis
Comprehensive authentication context evaluation, including device fingerprints, browser characteristics, connection patterns, and access behavior to distinguish legitimate travel from account compromise scenarios.
Threat Intelligence Integration
Real-time correlation with global threat intelligence feeds to identify authentication attempts from known malicious IP addresses, compromised infrastructure, and threat actor command-and-control networks.
Identity Provider Automation
Seamless integration with Azure AD, Okta, Google Workspace, Ping Identity, and more for automated account actions, policy enforcement, and authentication flow manipulation in response to impossible travel detections.
Multi-Factor Authentication
Dynamic risk calculations that weigh travel velocity, authentication patterns, threat intelligence, user role, and accessed resources to generate real-time risk scores that drive automated response decisions.
Forensic Data Collection
Automatic preservation of authentication logs, geolocation data, device fingerprints, and session details for investigation teams. Creates comprehensive audit trails linking geographic anomalies to specific access attempts.
Business Continuity Assurance
Graduated response framework that balances security protection with user productivity through risk-based access decisions, temporary access alternatives for legitimate travel scenarios, and automated restoration workflows that minimize disruption while maintaining an optimal security posture.
Intelligent Event Correlation
See how Torq analyzes security events across cloud environments to identify coordinated attack campaigns, lateral movement, and anomaly detection.
Account Takeover
When a DevOps account authenticates from San Francisco at 9 AM PST, then from London 3 hours later, Torq immediately suspends the account, triggers MFA verification, terminates all active sessions, and alerts the security team, completing the entire response in under 90 seconds.
Simultaneous Multi-Location Access
A user account shows authentication attempts from Tokyo and London within minutes. Torq correlates the events, validates the impossible travel velocity, forces account lockout(s), and initiates immediate password reset(s) while preserving complete forensic trails.
Evasion Techniques Identification
An attacker uses VPN infrastructure to mask location and evade simple geo-blocking. Torq uses contextual threat intelligence data to detect anomalous authentication patterns, behavioral deviations, and VPN characteristics, triggering account verification workflows and blocking unauthorized access.
Dwell Time Reduction
Following a credential leak, multiple accounts exhibit unusual travel patterns as attackers test stolen passwords from various locations. Torq identifies the pattern, implements bulk account protection measures, and triggers company-wide password reset campaigns.
Insider Threat Mitigation
Anomalous data access patterns by privileged users trigger enhanced monitoring, access restrictions, and automatic data loss prevention measures while preserving evidence for HR and legal review.
Service Account Compromise Detection
Unusual service account activity patterns trigger immediate credential rotation, service restart orchestration, and dependency mapping to prevent service disruption while eliminating attacker persistence.
Enterprise Benefits of ITDR Automation
Transform your identity security posture with intelligent automation that prevents privilege escalation, contains unauthorized access, and reduces the window of opportunity for attackers to establish persistence in your environment.
Rapid Account Takeover Detection
Detect compromised accounts within seconds of the first impossible travel event, dramatically reducing the time window for data exfiltration, lateral movement, and privilege escalation from days to minutes.
Automated User Experience
Seamlessly protect users without disrupting legitimate activities through intelligent step-up authentication, targeted MFA challenges, and risk-based access controls that adapt to user behavior and context.
Global Coverage at Scale
Monitor authentication attempts and access logs across global infrastructure, scaling the processing of login events at machine-speed, regardless of organization size or geographic distribution.
Complete Audit Trail
Holistic forensic data collection, including geolocation history, device fingerprints, authentication patterns, and automated response actions, provides investigation teams with complete evidence chains for incident analysis and investigation.
Integrations Across Tech Stack for ITDR Automation
Torq HyperSOC™ seamlessly integrates with identity providers, SIEM platforms, cloud infrastructure platforms, and threat intelligence feeds to provide comprehensive identity threat detection and response across your entire authentication infrastructure.
Identity Providers
Active Directory, Azure AD, Okta, Ping Identity, Auth0, AWS IAM, Google Workspace
Multi-Factor Authentication
Duo Security, RSA SecurID, Yubico, Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator, Authy
Cloud Infrastructure
Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
SIEM & Log Management
Splunk, Elastic Security, Microsoft Azure Sentinel, Google SecOps, Sumo Logic, IBM QRadar
Threat Intelligence
VirusTotal, ThreatConnect, Recorded Future, AlienVault OTX, Anomali, MISP
Near Real-Time Authentication Monitoring
When authentication logs show unusual request patterns indicating potential account takeover, Torq HyperSOC immediately initiates an automated response.
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Threat Detection
Stateful automation triggered by every authenticated event can identify anomalies
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Account Analysis
Correlates requesting accounts with user behavior history and privilege levels
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Service Protection
Automatically rotates targeted service account passwords through external integrations
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Account Containment
Disables compromised user accounts and terminates active sessions across all systems
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Evidence Collection
Preserves access logs, endpoint artifacts, and network traffic for forensic analysis
Automated Service Continuity
Torq coordinates service restarts and credential updates across affected applications while maintaining business continuity through zero-downtime password rotation workflows.
Cross-System Authentication and Activity Analysis
When activity logs reveal suspicious lateral movement patterns across systems, Torq automatically implements network containment.
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Movement Detection
Identifies unusual authentication and activity patterns across multiple systems and time zones
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Asset Mapping
Determines affected systems and critical data repositories in the attack path
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Network Segmentation
Implements micro-segmentation through cloud-native means or third-party network security appliances
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Session Termination
Forcibly terminates all active sessions for compromised accounts
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Credential Reset
Automatically resets passwords and forces re-authentication for affected accounts.
Forensic Timeline Construction
Torq automatically constructs a comprehensive attack timeline from authentication logs, relevant access scenarios, and network activity (when available) for incident response teams.
VPN-Masked Attack Detection
When authentication attempts utilize VPN infrastructure to evade location-based security controls, Torq automates multi-layered analysis and adaptive response measures.
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VPN Infrastructure Identification
Detects VPN exit nodes, proxy services, and datacenter IP addresses through network fingerprinting and threat intelligence correlation.
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Contextual Behavior Analysis
Evaluates authentication patterns against user baselines, including device fingerprints, timing anomalies, and deviations in access behavior.
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Threat Intelligence Correlation
Cross-references IP addresses with known malicious infrastructure, credential stuffing campaigns, and compromised credential databases.
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Adaptive Authentication Challenge
Triggers step-up MFA verification, sends multi-channel user notifications, and implements temporary access restrictions.
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Forensic Data Preservation
Automatically captures connection metadata, device characteristics, and authentication timeline for investigation teams.
Identity Verification and Response Coordination
Torq orchestrates user verification workflows through Slack, SMS, email, and push notifications, or any communication method of your preference, while coordinating with SOC teams for confirmed threats.
Authentication Pattern Analysis
When mass authentication attempts indicate credential stuffing attacks, Torq orchestrates immediate defensive measures:
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Attack Detection
Identifies mass login attempts and credential validation patterns across multiple accounts
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Geographic Analysis
Correlates attack sources with threat intelligence and implements geo-blocking, orchestrating block lists in various enforcement points
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Account Protection
Automatically locks affected accounts and triggers password reset workflows
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User Notification
Sends secure notifications to account owners through verified communication channels
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Threat Sharing
Updates threat intelligence feeds with attack indicators to protect the community.
Automated Recovery Process
Torq streamlines account recovery through automated identity verification and secure password reset workflows while maintaining security controls.
Behavioral Anomaly Detection
When privileged users exhibit anomalous data access patterns, Torq implements graduated monitoring and containment measures:
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Pattern Analysis
Detects unusual data access volumes, timing, and sensitivity levels for privileged users.
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Risk Assessment
Evaluates access patterns against user role, historical behavior, and business context.
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Enhanced Monitoring
Activates detailed logging and data loss prevention measures for affected accounts.
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Access Restrictions
Implements conditional access policies and data download limitations.
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Evidence Preservation
Automatically preserves user activity logs and data access records for investigation.
HR and Legal Coordination
Torq coordinates with HR systems and legal teams through secure case management workflows while maintaining employee privacy and compliance requirements.
Administrative Action Monitoring
When privileged accounts perform unauthorized administrative actions, Torq immediately implements graduated response measures:
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Privilege Monitoring
Near real-time analysis of administrative operations and privileged operations logs.
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Context Evaluation
Assesses the legitimacy of action based on user role, time, and location using a dedicated AI Agent
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Privilege Revocation
Temporarily removes elevated privileges through PAM system integration
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Session Recording
Activates detailed session recording where available.
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Approval Workflow
Routes privilege restoration through automated approval workflows
Just-in-Time Access Provisioning
Torq maintains business continuity by providing just-in-time access provisioning for legitimate administrative tasks while blocking unauthorized actions.
