Risky Business · Friday, August 14, 2026
Adam Ponting emphasizes that Knockknock's fundamental value lies in hiding assets and reducing attack surface, aligning with zero trust principles. This approach provides organizations with critical time to respond to threats, which is no longer possible with rapid exploitation cycles.
“But the fundamental is hiding assets, removing attack surface, removing exposure, uh, comes back to kind of zero trust concepts, but just an easier way to do it without all of the complicated, uh, pieces in the chain.”
“So Knockknock's been brought in as you say, to add another procedural layer in the order, but it kind of allows them to hide those attack surfaces, which gives them time to respond.”