# Guards

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VaultCraft has proactive threat detection and risk management, aiming to prevent attacks before they can cause damage. Here’s how it functions and its benefits in setting up guards and monitoring smart contracts:

### Key Functions

1. **Proactive Threat Detection**: Continuous monitors for security threats, including zero-day vulnerabilities, hacks, and anomalies across various blockchain environments. This real-time detection allows projects to respond to potential exploits before they can affect users or assets.
2. **Risk Monitoring**: The platform assesses economic and governance risks related to specific projects or positions. This includes tracking on-chain and off-chain data to identify potential vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors.
3. **Automated Response Mechanisms**: VaultCraft employs automated actions and alerts that enable immediate responses to identified threats, minimizing the impact of any potential exploit. This capability is particularly vital for DeFi protocols, where swift action can prevent significant financial losses.
4. **Comprehensive Coverage**: We can identify over 200 different types of risks, including smart contract hacks, bridge security incidents, and frontend compromises. Its machine learning models enhance the accuracy of threat detection, achieving a high success rate in identifying attacks with minimal false positives.

### Benefits for Smart Contract Security

* **Real-Time Monitoring**: We have ongoing surveillance of smart contracts, ensuring that any suspicious activity is detected immediately. This continuous oversight is crucial as many vulnerabilities can arise post-deployment when contracts are live.
* **Enhanced Security Posture**: VaultCraft significantly bolster our security measures beyond initial code audits. VaultCraft emphasizes that traditional audits alone are insufficient for ongoing protection in the dynamic Web3 environment.
* **User Experience Preservation**: VaultCraft allows for targeted prevention of malicious interactions without disrupting legitimate user activities. This means that while harmful transactions are intercepted, genuine user transactions can proceed smoothly.


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