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Assumed breach

Assumed breach penetration testing​

Assumed breach penetration tests are designed to mimic a threat scenario in which an attacker has already gained access to the internal network.

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What is an assumed breach approach?

The Assumed Breach approach operates on the premise that an organisation has either already been compromised or will be eventually. Unlike penetration testing, which aims to uncover as many vulnerabilities as possible, this method prioritizes analysing specific scenarios where an attack has successfully occurred.

This type of penetration testing can help you organisation assess their defensive strategies against different threat scenarios, such as:

An external perimeter breach

A stolen or lost employee device

Malicious insider/employee

Successful social engineering attack

On-site Compromise/Intrusion

Credential Abuse

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Real-world vulnerabilities

Covering threats that are important to you

These types of assessments can be extremely effective at assessing the effectiveness of deployed security controls, provide insights into detection and response and can help determine the level of risk your organisation faces, should a real-world attacker gain access to the internal network via one of these threat scenarios.

This assessment focuses on real-world exploitable vulnerabilities and whilst in pursuit of the assessment objectives, will involve moving laterally throughout the environment, attempting to evade security measures and escalating privileges to the highest possible.
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Technical Director
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Director, IT & Digital
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What sets our services apart

We don't do generic

Real-world attack vectors

Attack-surface led

Outcome driven

The success of an engagement is directly linked to defining an appropriate scope

Adversify take the time to understand your environment and its attack surface. This allows us to create a penetration testing strategy that is unique to your organisation.

We prioritise real-world vulnerabilities and attack paths.

Adversify focus on vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that are commonly exploited by real-world adversaries.

Leaving your organisation with the results that matter to you.

We design our penetration testing engagements using an attack surface-led approach.

Without looking at the whole attack surface, it's not possible to truly provide security assurance.
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Our approach ensures that the entire attack surface of the environment is analysed and assessed for weaknesses.

Adversify prioritise outcomes over time.

Our goal is to help your organisation achieve it's security goals and we appreciate that sometimes fixed-term engagements, don't always go to plan.

To make sure your organisation gets the most out of its penetration test, we design all our penetration testing engagements with a series of deliverables and are sold for a fixed project price.

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Our proven process to assess your defences

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Engagement design

Using our attack surface-led approach, we work with you to design a penetration testing strategy that is unique to your organisation and encompasses any raised security objectives or concerns.

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Analyse the attack surface

We invest time in understanding the exposed attack surface of the assessed system to identify attack vectors that present the biggest risks to your organisation.

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Discover vulnerabilities and exploit attack paths

Our penetration testers assess the attack surface for vulnerabilities and misconfigurations, commonly exploited by real-world adversaries.

We conduct exploitation activities to identify attack paths and routes into the organisation, allowing you to visualise how a real-world adversary would breach your organisation.

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Reporting and evaluation

All discovered findings are presented within a comprehensive and detailed Adversify penetration test report.

You'll have the opportunity to join a post-assessment discussion about the engagement, where we recap on any lessons learnt and can offer additional assurances about the security of the assessed environment.

Test your defences and secure your organisation

It starts with a conversation. Engage our offensive security specialists to design a penetration testing strategy unique to your organisation.

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