Simulate attacks and validate your security architecture with Picus Security and Safetech

1. Security control validation

A company’s security controls – that is, prevention, detection and remediation measures – are fundamental to its protection against cyber threats. To minimize the risk of breaches, but also to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements, Picus automatically performs periodic and on-demand performance testing. The Picus Security Control Validation (SCV) module uses award-winning proprietary Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) technology for this, which enables organizations to:

• Rapidly identify the weak points in threat prevention and detection systems by continuously evaluating the effectiveness of security solutions.
• Assess their readiness against the latest threats using an extensive threat library, updated daily by Picus experts.
• Optimize prevention and detection capabilities by using signatures and detection rules provided by Picus SCV.
• Operationalize the MITRE ATT&CK detection framework by assessing the level of protection against advanced threats and prioritizing the remediation of exposed areas.
• Improve security / SOC team efficiency by automating manual assessment processes to reduce workload and improve collaboration with other IT teams.

The Picus Attack Path Validation (APV) module enables security teams to automatically discover and visualize vulnerabilities and paths an attacker could exploit and follow to compromise critical systems and accounts. Additionally, the module provides actionable information to remediate those. Thus, using Picus APC, companies get the following:

• Access paths to critical assets. For example, the module identifies the shortest route that attackers can take to compromise Windows Active Directory.
• Extended visibility over the internal attack surface. Picus APV enables simulations of attacks from multiple areas of the network, delivering results quickly.
• Prioritization of vulnerabilities. The solution identifies sensitive areas in a company’s infrastructure where multiple attack paths converge and provides detailed information to eliminate vulnerabilities and misconfigurations.
• Automation of security tests. Picus APV saves time and money by automating security testing down to the endpoint level, detecting lateral movements and other techniques used by attackers.

3. Validation of detection rules

Picus proactively identifies issues related to the effectiveness of SIEM platform rules and delivers actionable insights to accelerate detection and response. Picus Detection Rule Validation (DRV) enables security teams to automate manual detection processes and proactively verify the rules in use. Using the Picus DRV module companies get:

• Increased effectiveness of internal security / SOC teams by validating that the correct rules are implemented and critical incident alerts are triggered.
• Prioritized security issues – reducing false positive alerts eliminates time-consuming tasks and allows SOC teams to focus on issues critical to the organization.
• Proactive validation of security rules – Picus DRV provides extensive information on both the criticality level of threats and the accuracy and performance of SIEM detection rules.
• Optimized threat detection and response – the module provides extended visibility into threat detection and response capabilities, as well as the operationalization of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
• Extensive testing of detection rules – Picus DRV uses an extensive library of real threats, updated daily, to verify the performance of detection rules.