Overview

Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) is an automated, continuous approach to validating security control effectiveness by safely executing real-world attack techniques against production security infrastructure. Unlike traditional penetration testing (point-in-time), BAS platforms continuously simulate threats mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, testing endpoint protection, network security, email gateways, SIEM detection, and incident response capabilities. Leading platforms include SafeBreach, AttackIQ, Picus Security (2024 Gartner Customers' Choice), Cymulate, Pentera, and SCYTHE. BAS 2.0 solutions safely emulate real attacker behavior across the entire IT environment without requiring pre-deployed agents on every endpoint.

When to Use

When deploying or configuring implementing continuous security validation with bas capabilities in your environment
When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
When building or improving security architecture for this domain
When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Prerequisites

Overview

When to Use

When deploying or configuring implementing continuous security validation with bas capabilities in your environment
When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
When building or improving security architecture for this domain
When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Aspect	BAS	Penetration Testing	Red Team
Frequency	Continuous/scheduled	Annual/quarterly	Annual
Automation	Fully automated	Manual with tools	Manual
Scope	Full kill chain	Specific targets	Goal-oriented
Safety	Safe simulation, no exploitation	Controlled exploitation	Real exploitation
Coverage	Thousands of techniques	Hundreds of tests	Focused scenarios
Output	Control gap analysis	Vulnerability report	Narrative report
Cost model	Subscription	Per engagement	Per engagement

Tactic	Example BAS Simulations	Controls Tested
Initial Access	Phishing payload delivery, exploit public apps	Email gateway, WAF, IPS
Execution	PowerShell, WMI, malicious macros	EDR, application control
Persistence	Registry run keys, scheduled tasks, services	EDR, SIEM detection rules
Privilege Escalation	Token manipulation, UAC bypass	EDR, PAM, SIEM
Defense Evasion	Process injection, obfuscation, timestomping	EDR, behavioral analytics
Credential Access	Mimikatz, Kerberoasting, LSASS dump	EDR, credential guard
Discovery	AD enumeration, network scanning	SIEM, NDR
Lateral Movement	PsExec, WMI, RDP, SMB	NDR, microsegmentation
Collection	Screen capture, keylogging, email collection	DLP, UEBA
Exfiltration	HTTP/DNS exfil, cloud storage upload	DLP, CASB, proxy
Command & Control	C2 beaconing, DNS tunneling, encrypted channels	NGFW, proxy, NDR

Implementing Continuous Security Validation With Bas

Overview

When to Use

Prerequisites

Implementing Continuous Security Validation With Bas

Overview

When to Use

Prerequisites

Core Concepts

BAS vs Traditional Security Testing

MITRE ATT&CK Coverage Mapping

Security Control Validation Score

Workflow

Step 1: Deploy BAS Platform Components

Step 2: Configure Attack Scenarios

Github

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Azure Pipelines

Deployment Patterns

Deployment Patterns