Stop Playing the Crazy Game: AppGuard’s Isolation Approach Beats Detect-and-Respond
In its 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report, IBM sounded an alarm: U.S. organizations are now facing an average data breach cost of $10.22 million, even as the global average has dipped to $4.44 million for the first time in five years SecurityWeekIBM NewsroomIT Pro.
So what is driving this surge in U.S. breach costs? IBM points to escalating regulatory fines, increased detection and escalation expenses—and, critically, the rapid adoption of AI without adequate governance.
One stark finding: 13 percent of breached organizations reported incidents involving their own AI models or applications—yet 97 percent of these lacked proper AI access controls. Shadow AI—those unsanctioned, unmonitored AI tools—further add to the risk. Breaches tied to shadow AI cost an extra $670,000 on average.
Meanwhile, attackers are leveraging AI themselves. IBM reports that one in six breaches involved AI-enabled attacks—most commonly phishing and deepfake impersonation—enabled by generative AI that slashed phishing preparation from 16 hours to just five minutes.
The upshot? Detect and respond alone is no longer enough. By the time a breach is detected, the damage is done—and costly. What’s needed is preemptive isolation and containment, not reactive chasing.
Why AppGuard Leads the Way
For over a decade, AppGuard has pioneered just that: isolating and containing threats at the endpoint before they can proliferate. Unlike detection-focused tools that sound alarms after a breach, AppGuard:
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Prevents malware execution, including unknown and zero-day threats.
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Stops lateral movement across the network by enforcing strong isolation.
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Requires no signatures or AI training, so it defends even against brand-new attacks.
That built-in isolation mindset means even highly sophisticated threats—and AI-powered or shadow-AI-enabled ones—are neutralized before they penetrate deeper. And with a proven track record spanning 10 years of real-world success, AppGuard is now available for commercial deployment.
In a world where breach costs in the U.S. hit record highs, and AI-related risks escalate daily, shifting from “detect and respond” to “isolation and contain” is no longer optional—it’s essential.
A Call to Action for Business Owners
Business leaders: stop playing the game where you hope to detect breaches before they wreak havoc. Instead, join the AppGuard way. Isolation and containment can dramatically reduce your risk exposure and breach costs.
At CHIPS, we specialize in embedding AppGuard across your endpoints—fortifying your organization before attacks strike. Ready to stop the insanity of reactive security? Talk with us at CHIPS about how AppGuard can preemptively guard your business.
Move from detect and respond to isolation and containment today.
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