Breach & Attack Simulation 101: Expert Tips Inside
Breach & Attack Simulation 101: Expert Tips Inside
Breach & Attack Simulation 101: Expert Tips Inside
E
TIP RT
INS S
IDE
functionality of breach
and attack simulation
Allows enterprises to automatically emulate comprehensive, multi-
stage adversary campaigns using software agents, virtual machines,
and other means.
Industry challenges
creating the need
for security control
validation
Security controls fail everywhere, and they do so constantly
and silently.
2
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190730005215/en/Ponemon-Study-53-Percent-of-IT-Security-Leaders
Don%E2%80%99t-Know-if-Cybersecurity-Tools-are-Working-Despite-an-Average-of-18.4-Million-Annual-Spend
3
https://enterprise.verizon.com/en-nl/resources/reports/dbir/2020/results-and-analysis/
The challenge is that red team testing is infrequent, and the coverage
delivered is therefore limited by personnel hours; as a result, coverage
is unfortunately smaller than the scale of the security team's defenses.
Humans can also only cover limited terrain compared to an automated
solution.
Last year, 451 Research added BAS (along with quantum computing)
to the list of selected “emerging technologies” highlighted in Voice
of the Enterprise Digital Pulse: Budgets & Outlook 2020 study, which
also includes artificial intelligence, data analytics, zero trust, and edge
computing.5
4
Smarter with Gartner, “Security Experts Must Connect Cybersecurity to Business Outcomes,” 11 May 2020
5
Report: Voice of the Enterprise: Digital Pulse, Budgets and Outlook - Quarterly Advisory Report," 451 Research 2020
Automation software
SIEM integration
SOAR integration
Benefits of automating
breach and attack
simulation
As the security landscape has become increasingly volatile, BAS gives
cybersecurity teams a new way to respond.
Conclusion
Breach and attack simulation technology allows enterprises to
emulate multi-stage, comprehensive adversary campaigns against
their entire enterprise.
Historically, BAS was largely focused on running attacks and red team
augmentation and, as it evolved, to security control validation. Today,
the objective is to maximize the effectiveness of the cybersecurity
program as a whole.
TRUE
FALSE
a. 66
b. 32
c. 91
d. 47
TRUE
FALSE
a. Manual testing
b. Control framework assessment
c. ML/AI training
d. Pre-sales enablement
TRUE
FALSE
Answer Key
1. Answer: C 6. Answer: False
2. Answer: A 7. Answer: A
3. Answer: True 8. Answer: B
4. Answer: D 9. Answer: False
5. Answer: C 10. Answer: D
ABout AttackIQ
AttackIQ, the leading independent vendor of breach and attack
simulation solutions, built the industry’s first Security Optimization
Platform for continuous security control validation and improving
security program effectiveness and efficiency. AttackIQ is trusted by
leading organizations worldwide to identify security improvements and
verify that cyberdefenses work as expected, aligned with the MITRE
ATT&CK framework. The Company is committed to giving back to the
cybersecurity community through its free AttackIQ Academy, open
Preactive Security Exchange, and partnership with MITRE Engenuity's
Center for Threat Informed Defense.