Validato Blog
Our latest news and insights
5 reasons why Automated Breach and Attack Simulation should be a priority in 2023
Automated Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) is a valuable tool for organisations because it allows them to simulate and validate their security defences against a wide variety of threat scenarios without causing damage or disruption to the business. Here are 5 reasons why Automated Breach and Attack Simulation should be a priority for organizations in 2023: Cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving: Cyber criminals are always
MITRE ATT&CK and Breach & Attack Simulation
MITRE ATT&CK and Breach & Attack Simulation MITRE ATT&CK® is a free resource that all cyber defenders should be aware of and use in their defensive preparations. The ATT&CK framework is a comprehensively documented kill-chain of attacker behaviours, classified by Tactics, Techniques and Procedures. In this blog, we offer advice to help get started with ATT&CK and explain how MITRE ATT&CK and Breach & Attack
Cyber stress tests using automated Breach & Attack Simulation
Tesco Plc recently disclosed in its 2022 Annual Report that it had conducted a cyber stress test to simulate the potential affect that a damaging cyber incident would have on its business and specifically, on the financial impact of having its customer data compromised. An article written by Verdict concludes that the fact that Tesco has so publicly disclosed the results of their cybersecurity stress
Validato selected to join prestigious NCSC for Startups programme
Validato is delighted to announce that it is only one of five high potential cyber startups in the UK invited to join the NCSC for Startups programme, delivered in partnership with Plexal. This is a programme designed by the UK's NCSC to engage with private sector technology companies to combat the nationwide threat of Ransomware. Ransomware is considered by the NCSC to be the number
Continuous Security Controls Validation
As a CISO, your job is to set up a balanced security program that defends your company against a variety of cyber attacks. It's not an easy task: typically, it takes years before a security program reaches maturity. Maintaining your company's security program is even more difficult. How do you ensure you continuously stay on top of the latest cybersecurity threats? The answer lies in
Breach and Attack Simulation vs Penetration Testing
Breach and Attack Simulation vs Penetration Testing Breach and Attack Simulation vs Penetration Testing is becoming the question to answer in offensive security testing circles of late; so what is the difference between the well established world of penetration testing and the up and coming Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)? Before we answer that , it is noteworthy to point out that investments in information
Introducing Validato – the security validation platform
Introducing Validato When we first conceived of the idea to build Validato - a continuous security validation platform that uses safe to use breach and attack simulation, we knew that we would be starting a little behind the curve, but with extensive first hand experience in this space and with a product management and development team made up of actual end-customer security professionals, we knew