Tuskira Quell Enables Enterprises to Detect and Mitigate Zero‑Day Exploits Before Breach
What Happened — Tuskira introduced Quell, an exposure‑led zero‑day defense platform that continuously maps asset reachability, evaluates existing controls, and automatically deploys compensating controls (EDR, firewall, IAM, WAF, SIEM) to block exploitation in real time. Early customer deployments have reduced breachable exposure by up to 99 % and cut triage time from weeks to minutes.
Why It Matters for TPRM —
- Zero‑day exploits now weaponized within minutes; traditional patch‑centric programs cannot keep pace.
- Quell’s “detect‑and‑mitigate” approach provides measurable risk reduction that can be validated in a third‑party risk program.
- Demonstrates a vendor’s ability to protect your organization even when no patch exists, a critical control for high‑risk supply chains.
Who Is Affected — Financial services, healthcare, SaaS providers, large enterprises, and any organization that relies on complex software stacks and third‑party components.
Recommended Actions —
- Review Tuskira’s Quell capabilities against your existing zero‑day mitigation controls.
- Validate that compensating controls (EDR, firewall, IAM, WAF, SIEM) can be orchestrated automatically.
- Incorporate Quell’s exposure metrics into your vendor risk assessments and continuous monitoring processes.
Technical Notes — Quell leverages a Security Context Graph and live digital twin to model attack paths, ingest real‑time threat intel, and test existing policies. No specific CVE is referenced; the solution addresses any undisclosed vulnerability that can be weaponized. Data types involved are metadata about asset reachability and control configurations, not end‑user data. Source: Help Net Security