Adversary Emulation

See whether your defenders catch us.

An objective-based operation run quietly against people, process and technology. Only the client staff you name as a White Cell know it is live.

From first access to objective.

Five steps run quietly, then laid against your SOC's timeline.

  1. Study the target

    We study your people, perimeter and suppliers the way a real adversary would.

  2. Initial access

    Assumed breach, black box or a named actor's tradecraft gets us in quietly.

  3. Persist and escalate

    Footholds are kept and privileges grown without tripping your alarms.

  4. Reach the objective

    The agreed objective is taken, with timestamps for every action.

  5. Compare the timelines

    Our narrative is laid against your SOC's view to show every detection gap.

What this engagement covers

When you need it

  • After pentest findings are closed
  • Before a detection investment
  • For DORA or TIBER-style exercises

What we do

  • Reconnaissance
  • Initial access
  • Persistence
  • Privilege escalation
  • Actions on objectives

What you get

  • An attack narrative with timestamps for SOC comparison
  • ATT&CK mapping
  • Detection gaps
  • Executive and technical readouts

How it runs

  • Assumed Breach: we start on a user endpoint.
  • Black Box: we find our own way in.
  • Threat-Intel-Led: we emulate a named actor.
  • Duration: Validate operations run longer than an Assess engagement and are quoted per objective.
  • What we need from you: A White Cell: the few people who know the test is live and can stop it. Signed rules of engagement fixing contacts, windows, safe harbor and stop conditions.

Standards

  • MITRE ATT&CK
  • TIBER-EU

Frequently Asked Questions

Who knows the operation is live?
Only the client staff you name as a White Cell: the few people who know the test is live and can stop it.
How is this different from a penetration test?
A penetration test finds and confirms flaws in an asset. An emulation pursues an objective quietly against people, process and technology, so you learn what your team sees and how fast it reacts.
What do we compare against our SOC's view?
An attack narrative with timestamps, mapped to ATT&CK, so each step lines up against your SOC's timeline and the detection gaps show.

How We Work

Eight steps from the first call to the closure letter. Every engagement follows them.

  1. Scoping call
  2. Rules of engagement
  3. Threat model
  4. Execution
  5. Analysis
  6. Readout
  7. Remediation support
  8. Retest
Read the full lifecycle

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Tell us the asset and the decision the test should inform.

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