Poorly segmented networks and weak security controls continue to undercut security organizations’ ability to identify and contain attacks, giving attackers free rein after initial compromise, according to a recent study based on real-world enterprise security telemetry.
Zero Networks’ 2026 Lateral Movement Exposure Report — based on analysis of 54 trillion activities across 312 live enterprise environments — found that more than 80% of enterprise servers are reachable from anywhere inside the network.
The study found that 87% of enterprise servers accept inbound Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) or SSH (Secure Shell) connections from broad internal sources, giving attackers wide access pathways ...