Attackers shift upstream into Australia's network edge

Lumen warns of malware-backed proxy networks in APAC

Lumen says malware-backed proxy networks are helping attackers hide in plain sight across Asia Pacific, as AI speeds up infrastructure changes.

Lumen: Upstream network visibility is enterprise security's new front line

The cybersecurity industry has spent years debating whether endpoint detection and response (EDR) is sufficient. Lumen Technologies is now making the case that the question itself is outdated. Its 2026 Defender Threatscape Report argues that the decisive signals in modern attacks no longer appear on endpoints at all. They appear upstream, in the network infrastructure that attackers build, test and activate long before a breach is detected insid…