The Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) market is still relatively new for many companies and like all new ideas and concepts, it can take some time to fully understand how to embrace, so here are five key things that you should expect from a BAS tool.

  1. Validate security control effectiveness
    • test endpoint
    • lateral movement
    • exfiltration
  2. Test and optimise detection capabililities
  3. Focus the scope of manual offensive security testing
  4. Train security staff
  5. Provide impartial data for cyber risk assurance reporting