GravityZone Platform – Bitdefender TechZone
GravityZone is a comprehensive cybersecurity risk compliance platform delivering prevention, protection, detection, and response for organizations of all sizes. Secure multi-cloud, hybrid-cloud, and endpoints with a unified console and multi-layered security strategy.
The core philosophy of Bitdefender GravityZone is the recognition that every individual security layer can fail. Rather than relying on a single "silver bullet", the platform is engineered with a multi-layered, defense-in-depth architecture where different technologies overlap. This creates a failsafe environment where multiple independent controls would have to be bypassed simultaneously for an attacker to succeed.
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Prevention-First Architecture
GravityZone is built on a preemptive security architecture, where the primary objective is to stop attacks before they reach the execution phase. The platform’s detection and response capabilities are engineered as backstops for a primary, prevention-centric strategy. We have built a series of coordinated, overlapping layers designed to neutralize threats at the earliest possible stage of the kill chain.
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Decentralized Perimeter Control: Our Network Attack Defense (NAD) module functions as an integrated deep-packet inspection engine on every endpoint. It combines reputation-based blocking of malicious URLs, IPs, and domains, powered by a direct connection to our global threat intelligence platform, with behavioral analysis to identify exploits and lateral movement patterns. By moving traffic analysis from the network perimeter to the host, we can protect users in real-time, regardless of their location.
Proactive Hardening: Proactive Hardening and Attack Surface Reduction (PHASR) is a dynamic attack surface reduction solution that was designed specifically from research into modern attack patterns where attackers "sign in" rather than "hack in." It prevents situations where malicious actors can blend into the environment by using stolen credentials. As the first solution of its kind, it analyzes how individuals interact with their systems and automatically applies proactive hardening measures, minimizing the Living-off-the-Land (LotL) footprint without disrupting legitimate business operations.
Zero-Trust Execution Monitoring: Advanced Threat Control (ATC) applies a zero-trust model to every active process, regardless of its certificate or origin. By continuously scoring the actions of running applications, it can instantly terminate sequences that attempt unauthorized code execution or other suspicious operations. This focus on functional outcomes allows the platform to neutralize supply chain compromises where a trusted application is manipulated into performing malicious tasks after execution.
These modules are examples of a larger, integrated platform. GravityZone provides a complete defense-in-depth stack that covers every entry point and risk factor:
Communication and Content Layers: The platform includes Integrated Email Security to intercept phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attempts, including Cloud Sandbox Analysis for detonating and analyzing suspicious files in a contained environment
Risk and Best Practices: Beyond threat detection, Compliance Manager provides real-time evaluation of your security posture. It maps technical controls directly to regulatory requirements like GDPR, NIS2, and ISO 27001, providing actionable steps to close gaps. Risk Management helps businesses identify, prioritize, and remediate exploitable vulnerabilities caused by misconfigurations, missing patches, and even user behavior. Threat actors actively seek out vulnerabilities to establish backdoors into organizations.
Data and Device Security: Integrated layers for Full Disk Encryption, Device Control, and Web Filtering ensure that protection extends to the physical and data layers of the endpoint.
Our architectural independence ensures that the platform remains functional even when native operating system tools are targeted. We build our own technology to complement and extend OS features, avoiding the common bypasses associated with standard wrappers.
For example, our ransomware mitigation operates independently of Windows Shadow Volume Copies (VSS), and our proprietary command line parser complements AMSI to stop fileless attacks. This independent stack also allows for a consistent security posture across modern and legacy systems. This technical robustness is why a significant number of other security vendors choose to license our technology to power their own solutions.
Balanced Operations for Lean Teams
A fundamental belief driving GravityZone is that technical power must be balanced with operational actionability. Most mid-market organizations lack a large SOC, so the platform is optimized to reduce false positives and simplify complex management.
Unified Architecture: The platform uses a single, lightweight agent and a unified console to manage security across Windows, Linux, macOS, and mobile devices. GravityZone remains one of the few platforms providing not only support for multi-, hybrid-cloud servers, containers and Kubernetes (K8s), but also full support for on-premises and air-gapped environments.
Actionable XDR: Rather than presenting a "data lake" of isolated alerts, the Incident Advisor translates complex telemetry into a clear, visual narrative of the attack. It identifies the root cause and provides guided response actions, such as host isolation or disabling compromised accounts, directly from the unified console.

Bitdefender GravityZone Incident Advisor
Integrated Remediation: Unlike platforms that only provide vulnerability reporting, GravityZone integrates remediation directly into the security workflow. Administrators can identify a risk and immediately deploy updates via the Patch Management module without leaving the console.

Augmenting Your Security Team
To support organizations with limited internal bandwidth, we offer a range of services designed to provide elite expertise and 24/7 coverage alongside the platform:
Bitdefender MDR (Managed Detection and Response): This service provides access to our elite security analysts who monitor your environment 24/7. Our experts identify, investigate, and respond to threats in real-time, functioning as a seamless extension of your internal team to minimize damage and free up your resources for strategic business operations.
Advisory and Professional Services: We offer deployment and optimization services to ensure GravityZone is configured for maximum efficacy in your specific environment. Our advisors help align your security architecture with industry best practices and internal operational goals.
Offensive Security Services: To help you understand your actual risk from an attacker's perspective, we provide Pen Testing and Red Teaming services. These proactive engagements identify hidden vulnerabilities and test your incident response readiness, ensuring that your defenses are effective against sophisticated, real-world tactics.
Bitdefender has participated in hundreds of evaluations validated by AMTSO.org. The Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization is a non-profit that establishes global frameworks for objective and transparent security testing. Our performance across these tests demonstrates the consistency of our execution. We focus on delivering persistent, high-fidelity protection that blocks threats without the operational noise of unnecessary alerts.
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More Resources
Official Website: Visit the GravityZone Platform
Interactive Demo: Visit the GravityZone General Walkthrough at DemoZone.
Product Guide: View the full list of available packages, services, and features.
Technical Documentation: For specific requirements, the Bitdefender Support Center provides a detailed list of all supported versions and distributions.

