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Picus Security Validation Platform
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Mandiant Security Validation
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Deployment Options
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Offers all deployment models (on-premise, cloud, hybrid), for maximum flexibility.
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Lack of consistent guidance for supported deployment options.
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Continuous Validation Across Hybrid Environments
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Picus delivers end-to-end coverage, on-premise, cloud, and even air-gapped networks, within a single, centrally managed console. This provides a unified view of your security posture, allowing you to identify gaps and remediate them quickly.
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Limited on-premise resources make continuous validation difficult across hybrid environments.
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Actionable, Vendor-Specific Mitigation Recommendations
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With 80,000+ vendor-specific prevention signatures and 4,400+ validated detection rules, Picus supplies precise remediation steps for your existing security tools, helping teams fix defensive gaps rapidly.
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Validates controls but provides very limited mitigation steps, requiring substantial extra research effort from security teams.
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Timely Threat Updates
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As new TTPs and malware are verified, Picus Labs rapidly incorporate them into the Picus Threat Library on a near-daily basis.
Once an emerging threat (e.g., CISA alerts) is fully verified and validated, our SLA guarantees release within 24 hours.
The mean time to release newly developed threats is just 5.3 hours.
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Biweekly content updates on Wednesdays, with delays in adding critical emerging threats to the library, increasing the risk of outdated or incomplete simulations.
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Custom Attacks
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Threat Builder in the Picus platform empowers users to create and execute custom attack scenarios with ease. Using a drag-and-drop UI, security teams can seamlessly chain together ready-to-use TTPs, eliminating the need for scripting from scratch. Moreover, the platform also supports custom web attack payloads, binaries, scripts (PowerShell, Python, etc.), and files, enabling users to craft highly tailored attack scenarios.
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Allows users to create custom actions with commands and files.l
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API and Automation
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Picus Rest API enables users to create/update/delete/execute/stop simulations, list simulations, and access results, get the threat library content including threat and action details, learn the status of agents and integrations, access mitigation suggestions, and more.
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Provides API for listing actions, simulation results, and more.
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Integration with Security and Workflow Stack
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Offers 50+ seamless integration with IPS, NGFW, WAF, DLP, Email Gateway, EDR, SIEM, XDR, EPP, EASM, vulnerability assessment, zero trust, Directory/IAM, configuration management, and ticketing tools, streamlining workflows and reducing manual overhead.
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Some integrations exist but can be limited or fragmented, forcing manual work for SOC teams.
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Easy Deployment and Use
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Designed for rapid onboarding, Picus ensures a seamless setup process with minimal operational overhead. The platform offers quick deployment and intuitive user adoption. Its lightweight architecture allows organizations to scale effortlessly across multiple locations, making it ideal for large, distributed enterprises
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Deployment and user adoption can be cumbersome, often requiring significant time and resources. Proof-of-concept (POC) deployments typically take five days on-site and up to two weeks for remote installations, delaying time-to-value. This complexity can hinder scalability, especially for large, distributed environments.
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Support & Deployment Assistance
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Includes standard support and Customer Success Manager/Technical Account Manager) at no additional cost and provides deployment assistance for the Mandiant Security Validation (MSV) transition, with professional services available if needed.
Support is backed by strict SLAs, including a 6-business-hour initial response for high-severity issues.
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Extended delays in ticket responses, sometimes taking months to resolve critical issues. This lack of prompt support can be detrimental to organizations facing urgent security challenges.
Charges additional fees for Technical Account Manager services.
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Unified Agent
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A single Picus agent can be used for File Download, Endpoint Scenario, Web Application, Email Attacks, and Data Exfiltration modules.
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Separate agents for different attack vectors, e.g., network and endpoint, doubling costs, deployment complexity, and required resources.
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Licensing & Cost Transparency
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Flat pricing model without per-agent costs.
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Charges for the number of deployed agents.
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Agentless Attacks
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Users can simulate attacks directly through their browsers without installing an agent, for quick IPS, IDS, and Web Gateway testing.
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Agents (actors) are required to run attack simulations.
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Automated Detection Rule Validation (DRV)
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Picus’s Detection Rule Validation (DRV) feature automatically checks the status and performance of detection rules. This functionality identifies misconfigurations, coverage gaps, or performance bottlenecks, empowering SOC teams to maintain an optimal detection environment with far less manual effort.
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MSV lacks automated mechanisms to verify detection rule health, log source coverage, and performance efficiency. As a result, SOC teams spend excessive time manually confirming that detection rules remain operational and effective.
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GenAI Virtual Cyber Security Analyst
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The platform includes a GenAI-powered virtual analyst (NumiAI) that allows users to query findings in natural language, providing tailored recommendations for risk prioritization
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Simulation Result Accuracy
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Picus ensures high-fidelity feedback from agents, accurately capturing block or pass events during simulations. This precision enables security teams to make informed decisions based on reliable data.
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As reported by multiple users, inaccuracies in IPS-block results have led to unreliable simulation findings
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Coverage of Attacks
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Network, Email, Endpoint, URL, Data Exfiltration
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Network, Email, Endpoint
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Supported Agents
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Windows, MacOS, Linux, Cloud
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Windows, MacOS, Linux, Cloud
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Cloud Attacks
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Auditing and attack simulation capabilities in AWS, Azure, and GCP
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Attack simulation capabilities in AWS, Azure, and GCP
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Accurate Endpoint Simulation
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Agents can be configured to run simulations under specific user context.
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Agents can be configured to run simulations under specific user context.
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Full Visibility on Attack Simulation Results
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Displays attack simulation results at both the action and threat levels, showing what was executed, blocked, logged, and alerted, along with collected logs, generated alerts, and command execution outputs.
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Displays attack simulation response (allow or block), logging event, or an alert from a SIEM.
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MITRE ATT&CK Framework Mapping
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Provides unified MITRE ATT&CK Framework mapping by aligning simulated attack techniques with the ATT&CK matrix, correlating security control performance with adversary TTPs, and offering a structured view of detection and prevention gaps across the attack lifecycle.
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Maps TTPs to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
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Environmental Drift Analysis
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Provides environmental drift analysis by continuously assessing security controls, detecting deviations in effectiveness over time, and identifying root causes to ensure consistent security performance.
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Provides AEDA (Advanced Environmental Drift Analysis) module to continuously test your environment, available for an additional fee.
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