Theory of the Cyber-Crime Curve and DefenseSolved

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4 days ago Feb 16, 2026

Hey everyone!

I’ve been tracking this trend I call the Cyber-Crime Curve. Basically, it feels like every year we aren’t just seeing more threats, but a total shift in how they play out. We’re moving from just preventing attacks to suddenly having our networks turn into digital crime scenes where we need actual forensics.

My worry is that by the time we realize we need to preserve evidence, it’s usually too late. If we rely on a human admin to manually go in and lock things down, the data is probably already gone or corrupted.

So, I’m trying to figure out how to build what I call an Observatory System using Hexnode. Ideally, I want something that automatically triggers a legal hold and freezes the data the second a threat pops up, without me having to wake up at 2 AM to push a button. Has anyone successfully set up an automated workflow for this?

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3 days ago Feb 17, 2026
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Oh, totally agree with you on the latency issue. That gap between detection and preservation is exactly where you lose the case (or the data).

We actually built something similar to your “Observatory” idea using Hexnode’s compliance engine. The trick isn’t really a single button, but chaining a few policies together.

Instead of waiting for a manual trigger, we set it up so that if a device hits a “misfit” status, like breaking a geofence or someone trying to rip off a profile, it immediately gets slapped with a restrictive policy. We usually drop it straight into Lost Mode or a Kiosk mode. That effectively freezes the asset so the user can’t mess with the OS anymore.

At the same time, we have the Hexnode agent immediately fetch logs in the background. That way, we grab all the system diag and app statuses right then and there, while the device is still hot. It all gets piped directly to our S3 bucket, so the chain of custody stays clean and we don’t have to touch the device physically.

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