Case study

How a Fortune 1000 Financial Leader Automated Security Validation and Strengthened Cyber Resilience with Picus

Industry: Financial Services
Number of Employees: 10,000 - 50,000
Products: Security Control Validation (SCV)
Cloud Security Validation (CSV)
About: To support rapid growth, this financial leader replaced slow periodic audits with Picus to measure control effectiveness continuously. By running targeted simulations, they now see exactly which control layers block or miss attacks in real-time. This high-quality intelligence provides a scalable way to ensure protection across their complex global environment.

With Picus, we can prove control effectiveness in near real time versus just assuming it,ˮ said a security architect at the company. “The intelligence behind Picus is consistently high quality. Thatʼs a game-changer for large, complex environments.ˮ

Challenges & Results

Challenge: Rapid growth through acquisitions requiring continuous control validation

Result: Continuous security control validation replaces outdated, periodic audit cycles
Challenge: Inability to measure control effectiveness beyond periodic audits

Result: Targeted simulations show which control layer blocked or missed an attack
Challenge: Limited visibility into which control layers block or miss attacks

Result: Fast-to-deploy, intuitive platform integrated with enterprise tools

The Challenge

As a major financial leader growing rapidly through acquisitions, the organization faced an increasingly complex security landscape. Their existing security teams were hampered by fragmented testing methods and a lack of consistent visibility across their global environment. Security validation relied on unsustainable manual processes, including manual testing and internal audits, which were slow and delayed results. While red and blue teams utilized open-source simulation tools, these legacy tool limitations meant the process was very limited and failed to provide unified, actionable reporting. As a result, the organization faced hidden blind spots, with defensive gaps that could go undetected between periodic audits. Additionally, operational silos persisted, as different security teams worked independently, making it difficult to assess how effectively controls were operating across the entire infrastructure.

The Solution

Continuous security control validation replaces outdated, periodic audit cycles by using targeted simulations that show which control layer blocked or missed an attack, all delivered through a fast-to-deploy, intuitive platform integrated with enterprise tools. To address these complexities, the organization selected the Picus Security Validation Platform following an extensive evaluation by offensive security, defensive security, architecture, and engineering teams. Picus provides automated security validation that reduces validation time from weeks to hours while offering continuous security validation across a global environment. Chosen for its intuitive interface and seamless integration with existing enterprise tools, Picus also delivers instant visibility with real-time insights by using automated simulations to uncover defensive gaps and provide immediate visibility for remediation. In addition, Picus unifies security teams and enhances collaboration by breaking down silos and enabling more effective coordination between red and blue teams.

The Outcome

The solution proved control effectiveness in real time rather than relying on assumptions, delivering enhanced visibility into control performance across complex environments. It also provided partner-level support, with a team that acts quickly on user feedback, and delivered clear evidence of security effectiveness aligned to industry standards such as NIST and PCI DSS.

The Picus team is genuinely invested in our success. They act quickly on feedback, continuously innovate, and approach customer relationships like true partners."

What Our Customers Say

It is no different from a Magician. Ever since we took Picus into our inventory, it has helped significantly to increase our maturity level.

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Picus completes the task it is required to do perfect as a BAS solution. Threat database is up to date & updated frequently after a new malware or campaign.

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Using Picus, we can conduct risk analysis about possible attacks for their impact on people, processes and technology layers.

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A very successful platform where we can test the accuracy of our security investments and see their scores.

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Picus is very good attack simulation tool in overall. It shows all security vulnerabilities and guides..

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There is a very nice team from which I can get quick support. The application provides us with great convenience and confidence in our work.

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We've been using product for seven years. It's very useful and easily integrated with the network environment and security products.

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If you have a complex environment and not enough human resource, Picus will help you to prioritize your tasks with its extended detection capabilities.

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We have been using Picus more than 1,5 years, we can truly say this product gives us every aspect of our protection. Its suggestions save our times and show us how we are ready for upcoming threats.

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It helped us a lot in detecting faulty configurations and troubleshooting. It also gave us an idea about the investments we are planning to make.

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How a Fortune 1000 Financial Leader Automated Security Validation and Strengthened Cyber Resilience with Picus

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