Assume Breach Scenario

A focused exercise starting from a simulated compromise to validate segmentation, containment and the organization’s ability to limit blast radius and recover.

Who needs this service

Organizations implementing or validating Zero Trust, segmentation strategies, or incident response capabilities must perform Assume Breach testing to confirm defenses function under real compromise conditions.

What the test includes

Scoped lateral movement and privilege escalation scenarios, including:

  • Credential abuse and shadow admin discovery
  • Cross-segment travel and data access paths
  • Detection and containment validation, including response playbooks

Final Deliverables

An Assume Breach report, including:

Executive Exposure

Summary showing business impact

Technical Findings

with artifacts and containment recommendations

Methodology

aligned to MITRE ATT&CK and NIST IR frameworks

Optional

playbook updates and segmentation remediation plan

Available extensions:

Network segmentation redesign, IR tabletop exercises, re-test.