PRIORITIZE WHAT ATTACKERS EXPLOIT

Picus Exposure Validation

Test exposures to validate them as 'theoretical' or 'exploitable':

  • Deprioritize theoretical vulnerabilities.
  • Prioritize only those your security controls fail to block.
The Problem

Theoretical Scores Are Overwhelming Your Remediation Efforts

Each year, 40,000+ CVEs emerge, and traditional scores (CVSS, EPSS) label 61% as critical without considering exploitability in your unique environment. Security teams end up flooded by theoretical risks, missing real threats.

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THE SOLUTION

Prioritize Exposures Critical to Your Environment

Remediate real risk first — by simulating cyber attacks against your defenses to prove which exposures are truly exploitable.

Simulate Attacks to Identify Exploitable Exposures

Picus leverages Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) and Automated Pentesting to continuously test your environment, revealing exactly which exposures remain exploitable based on your unique security posture.

Unlike static CVSS, EPSS, or black-box solutions, which fail to account for control effectiveness, Picus shows how your defenses stand up to real-world attacks.

Simulate attacks

Streamline Remediation with Actionable Guidance

Picus provides step-by-step remediation guidance, along with ready-to-apply mitigation signatures and detection rules, to accelerate your remediation efforts.

This ensures your defenses are fine-tuned for maximum efficacy, closing critical gaps and improving performance across every layer of your security stack.

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Maximize ROI, Minimize Risk with Evidence

Achieve continuous exposure management by identifying critical vulnerabilities that your defenses can’t address.

Fix critical risks faster and with greater impact through data-driven remediation.

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The Picus Exposure Score (PXS)

Calculate 'Your' Real Risk

Security Control Performance
PXS incorporates how effectively your existing defenses mitigate each vulnerability.

Asset Importance & Business Context
PXS adjusts exposure scores based on your assets' criticality and business value.

Vulnerability Severity & Exploit Availability
PXS factors in CVSS, as well as exploit data from EPSS, KEV, and other sources.

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THE PICUS SECURITY VALIDATION PLATFORM

Three Pillars That Power Picus Exposure Validation

Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS)
Automated Penetration Testing
Attack Surface Management

Continuously test your defenses against real-world threats with Picus Security Control Validation (SCV). By verifying which exposures remain exploitable and which controls block them, SCV serves as a foundational pillar of Picus Exposure Validation.

Perform automated pentests to uncover exploitable paths with Picus Attack Path Validation (APV). Picus APV reveals how attackers can progress through your environment, fueling evidence-based prioritization with Picus Exposure Validation.


Identify exposed assets within your environment using Picus Attack Surface Validation (ASV). This visibility feeds into Picus Exposure Validation, uncovering potential entry points and offering critical business context to calculate the Picus Exposure Score.


Why Security Teams Choose Picus

Exposure Validation for Every Security Role

Whether you’re in the SOC or the boardroom, Picus empowers you to make informed, data-driven decisions.

Vulnerability / IT Teams
  • Identify exploitable vulns, deprioritize theoretical risk
  • See real-time control performance
  • Apply provided signatures for compensating controls when patching isn’t feasible

SOC Managers & Blue Teams
  • Boost detection engineering
  • Reveal missed alerts, test SIEM/EDR rules, reduce false positives, and accelerate response
  • Stay prepared for emerging threats and adversary TTPs 
Red Teams / Offensive Security
  • Automate and scale pentesting and red teaming 
  • Automate custom red team playbooks
  • Enable continuous and intelligence-driven adversary emulation

Security Engineers / Architects
  • Uncover coverage gaps and configuration drift
  • Improve control efficacy across networks, endpoints, and cloud
  • Gain measurable metrics to refine security architecture
CISO / Risk Officer
  • Show risk reduction with evidence-based insights
  • Focus on real threats to boost ROI and optimize your defense spending
  • Communicate high-confidence metrics to boards and leadership
Compliance / Audit Teams
  • Continuously validate controls for audit readiness
  • Deliver clear, evidence-backed security reports
  • Simplify audits with readily available compliance data

 

See Picus in Action

Deprioritize Theoretical Vulnerabilities

See how Picus Exposure Validation calculates real risk scores, transforming a 10.0 CVSS score to 5.2 Picus Exposure Score.
Further Reading

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