Case study · Finance & Banking
Adversary simulation for a regional financial institution
The institution wanted to test whether a determined attacker could reach payment systems, beyond what compliance-driven testing showed.
The challenge
What was at stake
The institution wanted to test whether a determined attacker could reach payment systems, beyond what compliance-driven testing showed.
The organisation needed a partner that could understand its environment quickly, prioritise the risks that mattered most and deliver measurable improvement without disrupting day-to-day operations.
Our approach
What we did
- Threat-led scenario design based on regional threat actors
- External, phishing and internal attack simulation
- Lateral-movement and privilege-escalation testing
- Purple-team workshop to improve detections
Outcomes
The results
12
attack paths identified
9
new detections created
3
critical paths closed within 30 days
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