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Attack Chains, Not Just Attack Surfaces: Why Testing Individual Techniques Misses the Point

Introduction Security teams have gotten pretty good at testing against what can hurt them. And, in more mature organizations, this testing happens continuously rather than as a one-off exercise.

Attack Chains, Not Just Attack Surfaces: Why Testing Individual Techniques Misses the Point

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Introduction Security teams have gotten pretty good at testing against what can hurt them.

And, in more mature organizations, this testing happens continuously rather than as a one-off exercise.

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Introduction Security teams have gotten pretty good at testing against what can hurt them. And, in more mature organizations, this testing happens continuously rather than as a one-off exercise. Will my organization fail the phishing simulation?

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Will my organization fail the phishing simulation? Does this SIEM rule fire on this particular technique?

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