Security Control Validation - Picus |work| Jun 2026

| Use Case | Traditional Approach | Picus SCV Approach | |----------|----------------------|----------------------| | | Check rule list for open ports. | Simulate C2 beaconing, data exfiltration over DNS/HTTPS. See if blocked. | | EDR / AV | Run a known malware hash (static). | Execute fileless, living-off-the-land, and polymorphic attack chains. | | Email Security | Send a test phishing email. | Simulate credential harvesting, malicious macro, or zero-day attachment bypass. | | SIEM / SOAR | Manual log review. | Inject specific attack logs; verify alert, enrichment, and playbook trigger. | | Network IDS/IPS | Signature update check. | Test against new CVE exploits and encrypted traffic evasion. |

After implementing Picus, security leaders track: security control validation - picus

If you can't validate your controls against today's threats, you don't know if you're secure. Picus gives you that answer—every day. | Use Case | Traditional Approach | Picus

Picus simulated a series of real-world attacks on the institution's security controls, using a range of TTPs and attack vectors. The results of the simulation revealed several vulnerabilities and weaknesses in the security controls, including: | | EDR / AV | Run a known malware hash (static)