HYDN AE's Offensive Security methodology is crafted for authenticity, realism, and practicality, combining technical prowess with a consultative approach to align with your needs. By integrating into an organisation's security tech stack, our simulation aids in detailed analyses of successful vs blocked attacks, enhances visibility into the effectiveness of defensive controls and security monitoring programs, and aids in creating a data-driven framework for risk prioritisation and remediation strategies.
Identify and remediate gaps in your security measures and monitoring programs.
Assessment of your security defenses, coupled with providing a detailed strategy to mitigate risk from attacks.
Validate the efficacy of security programs, tools, and controls in countering industry-specific attacker techniques.
Improve your security monitoring and detection capabilities with feedback and remediation advice from HYDN.
Identify and track your organisation's attack surface available to attackers, helping to reduce exposure to harmful threat actors.
HYDN AE's Team is made up of highly experienced specialists with over 40 years of experience working to stop Advanced Persistent Threat groups such as Lazarus Group, Kasablanka Group, MuddyWater, and more.
The tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) that offensive security professionals use are the same ones that threat actors utilize.
By using these TTPs, OffSec professionals can root out the potential vulnerabilities that real hackers might use while testing existing security programs.
Understanding the significance of offensive security requires a comparison with its counterpart, defensive security.
Defensive security strategies, such as antivirus programs and firewall implementations, operate on a principle of reaction. These mechanisms are designed to shield against established threats or to identify and act upon unusual activities. Sophisticated defensive tools, such as Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response (SOAR) systems, further enhance these capabilities by automating the management of incident responses.
Although defensive measures are crucial for mitigating ongoing cyber threats, they inherently demand considerable effort from security personnel. Analysts are tasked with the challenge of sifting through numerous alerts and data to discern genuine threats from benign anomalies. Furthermore, such defensive tactics are typically equipped to counter only previously identified threats, rendering organizations vulnerable to novel and emerging cyber risks.
This is where offensive security plays a pivotal role, serving as a complement to defensive strategies. Through offensive security practices, security teams proactively uncover and mitigate potential vulnerabilities that traditional measures may overlook. This proactive stance allows for the preemptive identification and rectification of security weaknesses before they can be exploited by malicious actors.
In essence, offensive security not only enhances the efficacy of defensive mechanisms by providing critical insights but also alleviates the operational strain on security teams. Given these advantages, it's no surprise that offensive security has become a foundational element within certain sectors subject to stringent regulatory standards.
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