AttackIQ®, the leading provider of Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) solutions and a founding research partner of the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense (CTID), has announced the acquisition of DeepSurface, a cybersecurity company specializing in security posture management and vulnerability prioritization.
“This acquisition enables us to rapidly extend our traditional breach and attack simulation (BAS) use case to now include AEV and help organizations programmatically pivot to Cyber Threat Exposure Management (CTEM),” said Brett Galloway, CEO of AttackIQ.
Expanding AEV Capabilities for Proactive Cyber Defense
Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) is a cybersecurity framework designed to continuously simulate real-world cyberattacks, ensuring organizations can effectively test and validate their security posture. By leveraging automated tools to replicate adversarial tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), AEV helps security teams identify vulnerabilities and remediate ineffective security controls before attackers can exploit them.
With the integration of DeepSurface’s capabilities, AttackIQ enhances its AEV platform with new and advanced exposure management features, including:
- Active Threat Monitoring – Enriches exposure findings with real-world threat intelligence, allowing security teams to prioritize risks based on evolving attack trends.
- Attack Path Management – Maps potential adversarial attack routes, highlighting vulnerabilities and high-risk areas before they can be exploited.
- Vulnerability Prioritization – Provides contextualized analysis of vulnerabilities within an organization’s unique digital environment, predicting areas most susceptible to cyber threats.
- Attack Surface Scanning – Continuously discovers and evaluates externally exposed assets, offering real-time insights into potential security gaps.
- Exposure and Security Control Validation – Automates exposure assessments, enabling organizations to measure the effectiveness of their security controls and optimize cybersecurity investments.
- Risk Scoring – Delivers advanced risk scoring to prioritize and mitigate security gaps, ensuring a proactive defense against emerging threats.
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Enhancing Cybersecurity Strategies with AEV
The AEV platform is structured around three core pillars:
- Optimizing Defensive Posture – Validates security controls against evolving threats, identifies vulnerabilities, and strengthens defenses through seamless integration with existing security tools. It also supports automated purple teaming and operational efficiency.
- Reducing Exposures – Provides actionable insights into attack surfaces and vulnerabilities, allowing teams to focus on high-priority risk validation and remediation.
- Scaling Offensive Testing – Empowers red teams with automated testing and tailored adversary simulations, uncovering attack flows before they can be exploited.
The platform seamlessly aligns with the CTEM framework, ensuring continuous security assessment and improvement.
“Security teams are inundated with exposure noise all while the frequency and severity of bad actors is increasing exponentially. The need to generate true risk insights from security data has never been more apparent,” said Carl Wright, Chief Commercial Officer at AttackIQ. “With AEV, we provide organizations with a proactive, intelligence-driven approach to identify and mitigate exposures before they can be exploited. This enables security teams to shift from reactive security to a continuously validated, threat-informed defense strategy.”
DeepSurface Integration: Strengthening AttackIQ’s Breach and Attack Simulation Capabilities
DeepSurface’s security posture management platform, which contextualizes vulnerabilities and attack paths within customer environments, will be integrated with AttackIQ’s industry-leading Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) platform. This integration will enable organizations to predict where an attacker could inflict the most damage and validate whether critical assets are adequately protected by existing cyber defenses.
The evolution of AEV represents a transformative shift in how organizations safeguard themselves against cyber threats. Looking ahead, AttackIQ will focus on expanding automation and continuous real-world security control testing, particularly in complex cloud environments. As more organizations adopt CTEM, AEV will serve as a vital component in maintaining a proactive, scalable security strategy across all attack surfaces, from on-premises to cloud infrastructures.
A Comprehensive AEV Solution Portfolio
AttackIQ’s AEV solutions now encompass a diverse portfolio tailored to different organizational needs:
- AttackIQ Enterprise – Designed for large-scale enterprises requiring extensive security validation.
- AttackIQ Ready! – A solution catering to medium and large organizations seeking a streamlined approach to adversarial exposure testing.
- AttackIQ Flex – A flexible option for individuals and teams conducting rapid, ad-hoc adversarial testing.
With these enhanced capabilities, AttackIQ reinforces its commitment to equipping security teams with the tools they need to stay ahead of evolving cyber threats.