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Breach and Attack Simulation

What is Breach and Attack Simulation?

Automated platforms that continuously simulate attacks across the kill chain to validate the effectiveness of security controls and detection capabilities.

Information Security

Frameworks that govern breach and attack simulation

ISO 27001:2022View framework →NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0View framework →CIS Controls v8View framework →

What the standards actually require on breach and attack simulation

Requirements naming breach and attack simulation across 2 standards, quoted from the control text.

MITRE ATT&CK1 control

Integrate ATT&CK with broader cybersecurity ecosystem and frameworks. MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations - rigorous evaluations of cybersecurity vendor solutions against real adversary tradecraft (APT3 + APT29 + Carbanak/FIN7 + Wizard Spider + Sandworm + Turla...

MITRE-ATTACK-Integration-Engenuity-Evaluations-CALDERA-NIST-CSF-CIS-Lockheed-Kill-Chain-Diamond-Model-STIX-TAXII · MITRE ATT&CK Integration + MITRE Engenuity + ATT&CK Evaluations + CALDERA + NIST CSF + CIS + STIX + TAXII →
NIST SP 800-1371 control

Integrate ISCM with Incident Response per Section 4.7 including: SIEM alerts feeding IR + threat hunting + playbook automation per SOAR + Continuous Adversary Emulation per MITRE Caldera or a breach and attack simulation tool.

NISTSP137-7 · Incident Response Integration and Ongoing Authorization →

Questions people ask about breach and attack simulation

What is Breach and Attack Simulation?
Automated platforms that continuously simulate attacks across the kill chain to validate the effectiveness of security controls and detection capabilities.
Why is Breach and Attack Simulation important for compliance?
Breach and Attack Simulation is a key concept in Information Security. Understanding breach and attack simulation helps organizations meet regulatory requirements, reduce risk, and demonstrate due diligence during audits. Our compliance platform maps 1,016 frameworks with 316K cross-framework control mappings.
Which compliance frameworks address Breach and Attack Simulation?
Breach and Attack Simulation appears in the requirement text of MITRE ATT&CK, NIST SP 800-137. Across these standards we have identified 2 controls that name it directly, each linked to the control text on the compliance platform.
Where can I learn more about Breach and Attack Simulation?
Explore our compliance framework pages to see how breach and attack simulation applies across different standards and regulations. Our implementation guides provide step-by-step guidance, and the compliance platform offers AI-powered analysis of how this concept maps across 1,016 frameworks.

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Written and maintained by Gerard Blokdyk, The Art of Service.