Security Layers – Bitdefender TechZone
2026-11-03
Technical reference for Bitdefender GravityZone capabilities, organized by the four defense-in-depth layers: Prevention, Protection, Detection, and Response. Each capability article explains how it works, what it covers, and how to deploy it.
The Security Layers module is the technical reference for Bitdefender GravityZone capabilities. It is organized by the four layers of the GravityZone defense-in-depth architecture: Prevention, Protection, Detection, and Response. Each layer has an overview page, followed by dedicated articles for the capabilities in it, all managed from one console and, on endpoints, running on one agent, Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools (BEST).
Prevention: reduce the attack surface before an attacker can use it.
Protection: block known and unknown threats automatically at every entry point.
Detection: find attackers who got past the first two layers, as early as possible.
Response: contain the threat, remediate the damage, and close the gap it used.
 Fig. 1. Bitdefender GravityZone capabilities by security layer. |
Capability articles explain the problem a capability solves, how it works, and how to deploy and use it in GravityZone. For why GravityZone uses overlapping layers, and how they work together against a single attack, see Multi-layered Security.
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