Today's CISOs and security teams must constantly validate security controls to identify gaps, remediate misconfigurations, and optimize performance against a rapidly increasing threat landscape. Breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions-designed to continuously test the effectiveness of security controls and identify potential vulnerabilities-have emerged as a powerful tool to help organizations navigate this new reality. But not all BAS platforms are created equal.

The mission of today's security teams is clear: protect the company from emerging cyber threats. What's less clear is how to ensure stakeholders understand the impact of their programs. Traditional security reporting focuses on threats and vulnerabilities and how many were stopped and prevented, but non-technical stakeholders-who are concerned with the business's bottom line and how these threats can impact business continuity-need to know how these activities translate to tangible business values. As risk is tied to revenue, security teams need a simple way to understand and share the real efficacy of their programs with their stakeholders.

There are a number of security validation methods available on the market today, but each has different uses and functions. And, not all of them are appropriate in every IT environment. As a result, many organizations waste time and resources on technologies or approaches that may work well for others, but aren't a good fit for their specific use case.

Starting a red-team program but not sure where to begin? Looking to improve your existing red-team operation? Before getting too far in the cyber weeds, go back to the basics with "The Fundamentals of Modern Cybersecurity Red Teaming."

2022 saw a dramatic increase in the prevalence, severity, and impact of cyberattacks, presenting a striking new reality for CISOs and their security teams. They were-and continue to be-in a constant race against time to improve security and performance.

Modern SOCs are complex environments with dozens of tools, overlapping teams, and a constantly growing attack surface to protect. To combat these challenges and keep up with the rapidly evolving threat landscape, security leaders must constantly strive to improve SOC efficiency and keep team members engaged.