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Security Validation

Automated Security Validation is a technology that aims to continuously test and validate an organization’s cybersecurity measures. Unlike traditional methods, which often involve manual testing and sporadic simulations, Automated Security Validation emulates real-world attack scenarios across all layers of an organization’s attack surface. This is done autonomously and continuously, allowing for real-time assessment and validation of security risks. The process generally involves:
  • Discovery: Automated security validation begins with a comprehensive discovery phase. Using techniques such as network mapping, port scanning, and application profiling, it conducts a thorough inventory and mapping of an organization's digital assets, users, systems, applications, networks, and other infrastructure. This discovery aims to not only understand the full attack surface but also model internal access controls, authentication methods, authorization policies, network segmentation, and other defensive controls in place. With a holistic view of the environment and defenses, the discovery process then analyzes this landscape through the lens of modern attack techniques to identify potential vulnerabilities, configuration weaknesses, and security gaps that warrant further validation and testing in the next phases.
  • Validation: Building on the discovery phase, automated security validation then moves to a rigorous validation phase. It leverages machine-speed offensive techniques to penetrate, pivot, escalate, and move laterally within the environment. Simulating the tactics, techniques and procedures of advanced persistent threats, organized cybercrime groups, and nation-state hackers, it evaluates defenses in-depth and attempts to compromise assets from the Internet, wireless networks, remote access points, and other entry vectors. Where vulnerabilities are found, validation continues to determine the impact, such as data exposure, operational disruption, or full system takeover. With each successful validation, defenders gain insight into their true security posture against modern threats.
  • Remediation: Upon completion of discovery and validation, automated security validation provides a prioritized remediation plan. It analyzes the criticality of identified vulnerabilities, quantifies residual risks, and provides actionable remediation tasks mapped to the organizations' policies, frameworks, and compliance requirements. With clear remediation ownership and timelines, organizations can rapidly address weaknesses before exploitation. Moreover, the continuous and autonomous nature of the technology enables ongoing monitoring of remediation, validating that issues have been properly resolved while also resurfacing any newly discovered vulnerabilities. Over time, this drives security maturation by continuously strengthening protection, detection and response capabilities.
  • Resilience: In a world experiencing fast technological progress and growing cyber risks, combined with a lack of trained cybersecurity specialists, the three steps of Automated Security Validation—Discovery, Validation, and Remediation—are extremely important. Discovery is critical for proactively finding weaknesses in a complex digital world. Validation, using advanced artificial intelligence simulations, tests how well defenses work against new and known cyber threats in real life. Remediation goes further than quick fixes, focusing on long-term strategies informed by risk and continued monitoring. These steps together ensure a complete and flexible approach to cybersecurity, vital for protection against the constant stream of cyber threats.

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  • Continuous Monitoring: Traditional methods often involve periodic testing, leaving gaps where new vulnerabilities can emerge. Automated Security Validation offers continuous monitoring, reducing the window of opportunity for attackers.
  • Real-World Emulation: While many solutions offer theoretical assessments based on known vulnerabilities, Automated Security Validation emulates actual attack techniques, providing a more accurate picture of security posture.
  • Risk-Based Prioritization: It not only identifies vulnerabilities but also prioritizes them based on the risk they pose, allowing organizations to allocate resources more effectively.
  • Cost-Effectiveness: Automated solutions can reduce the need for frequent external penetration testing, thereby saving costs.
  • Comprehensive Coverage: Automated Security Validation tests across all layers of the attack surface, including often-overlooked areas like insider threats.
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Automated Security Validation offers a more dynamic, real-world approach to cybersecurity. It provides continuous, real-time insights into an organization’s security posture, allowing for quick and effective remediation. This makes it a compelling value proposition for organizations looking to improve their cybersecurity measures.
  • Confidence in Security Posture: Knowing that your security measures have been validated against real-world attack scenarios can significantly boost organizational confidence
  • Resource Optimization: By focusing on the most critical vulnerabilities first, organizations can make better use of their time and resources.
  • Compliance and Reporting: Automated validation can provide the necessary documentation and evidence required for compliance with various cybersecurity regulations.
  • Reduced Exposure: Continuous validation means that vulnerabilities are discovered and patched more quickly, reducing the time an organization is exposed to potential attacks.
  • Strategic Decision-Making: The insights gained from continuous validation can inform strategic decisions, such as where to invest in additional security measures.
THERE IS even more

Pentera Labs Research

Pentera Labs is a dedicated research team, focusing on analyzing and forecasting the latest malicious adversary tactics in cybersecurity. Comprising former red teamers, offensive security actors, incident responders, reverse engineers, and malware analysts, this team brings a diverse and comprehensive approach to security research.

Every update from Pentera Labs is integrated into the Pentera platform, allowing customers to test their systems against the latest attacks. This integration covers a wide range of IT aspects, including cloud security, authorized access, active directory evasion, and security applications for VPNs, network gear, containers, and more.

For cybersecurity professionals, Pentera Labs represents a valuable resource for staying informed and prepared. The team not only improves the Pentera product but also contributes to the broader cybersecurity community. They publish their findings, contribute to the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix, and alert vendors about zero-day vulnerabilities they discover.

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