In the Nepali market, compromise assessment is often confused with standard vulnerability scanning. Most companies hire experts to check if their doors are locked (Vulnerability Assessment), but very few check if a thief is already hiding inside the house (Compromise Assessment). This service is usually only requested after a major financial loss or suspicious crash, making it a reactive measure rather than a proactive health check.

The global standard is built on the “Assume Breach” mentality. Security teams assume they have already been hacked and actively hunt for “Indicators of Compromise” (IoCs) that standard antivirus tools miss. This involves looking for silent attackers who might have been watching the network for months without stealing anything yet. The goal is to find these “dwelling” threats and kick them out before they can launch a ransomware attack.

Technologically, the world is moving toward automated threat hunting. Instead of waiting for a human analyst to notice something weird, AI models continuously scan network traffic for subtle patterns of behavior that look like a human intruder. This allows companies to identify and neutralize sophisticated spies or data thieves who use valid credentials to blend in with normal employees, something traditional Nepali audits rarely catch.