Closing the security gap
When it comes to pentesting, it isn't always doom and gloom. We do have a bright side to the job and that comes in the form of conveying security recommendations to help prevent the tactics and techniques used throughout your testing. In this section, we will discuss some of the security technology that can be implemented to help shore up a blue team's security posture.
MITRE ATT&CK
Before we jump right into the technology side of things, I want to talk about the MITRE ATT&CK matrix, which can be found at this link: https://collaborate.mitre.org/attackics/index.php/Main_Page.
This is a great visual representation of adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs). I recommend running through each item and verifying whether your organization is vulnerable to any of the documented TTPs. Using the lateral movement tactic that we discussed in Chapter 10, I Can Do It 420, Chapter 11, Whoot... I Have To Go Deep, and Chapter 12,...