SV-04 · Threat-informed testing
Adversary Emulation
The techniques of the threat actors most relevant to you, replayed in a controlled way and mapped to MITRE ATT&CK — so you know exactly what your defenses catch.
01 Overview
Why this engagement
Generic testing tells you that something is vulnerable. Adversary emulation answers a sharper question: if the groups that actually target organizations like yours tried their known playbook here, what would you see?
It is a controlled test of defensive coverage against a defined scenario — not an attempt at unrestricted compromise.
Questions it answers
Which of the techniques used against our sector would we actually detect?
Where are the blind spots in our telemetry and alerting?
Is our detection engineering keeping pace with relevant threats?
02 Method
How the engagement runs
5 controlled phases. Each one ends with a concrete output you can review before the next begins.
Phase 1: Select the relevant threat
We identify likely adversaries, target assets, and business concerns. Threat intelligence is weighed for relevance and confidence before it shapes the plan.
OutputThreat profile
Phase 2: Build the emulation plan
Behaviors become testable objectives mapped to MITRE ATT&CK. Techniques are adapted to your environment, with safe substitutes where real actions would add risk.
OutputATT&CK-mapped plan
Phase 3: Agree execution controls
We set scope, timing, communication, data handling, stop conditions, and whether defenders know in advance. Each technique is authorized before it runs.
OutputAuthorized technique list
Phase 4: Execute and observe
Techniques run in controlled stages. I record prevention, telemetry, alerts, investigation, and response, so every conclusion traces back to evidence.
OutputTechnique-level results
Phase 5: Report and replay
Technique results, evidence, gaps, and prioritized recommendations — plus a joint session that replays key events with your defenders.
OutputReport and coverage map
03 Scope
What can be assessed
Coverage follows the agreed threat profile and target assets.
- Identity
- Endpoint
- Network
- Cloud
- Logging and telemetry
- Alerting and triage
04 Safeguards
Evidence over assumptions
A technique counts as covered only when there is evidence to prove it. Nothing is assumed.
- Coverage marked only with prevention or detection evidence
- Inconclusive results reported explicitly
- Safe substitutes for high-risk techniques
- Every technique authorized before execution
- Agreed stop conditions and communication plan
// Primary deliverable
A report built to be acted on
Every engagement ends with a detailed written report — readable by leadership, precise enough for engineers — followed by a technical readout and an optional executive debrief.
- Executive threat and impact summary
- Scenario and technique coverage
- Timestamped evidence and observations
- Prevention and detection results
- Prioritized defensive recommendations
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