Adversarial Attack Simulation

Pen testing, but more cost-effective and a lot more effective.

Don’t take our word for it. Test your defences with the same techniques real attackers use.

Traditional pen testing has its place — but for most organisations, it tells you what a small two-person team in a basement managed to find in a few days, once a year. Real-world attacks come from the FSB, North Korean operators, well-funded ransomware groups, and they use techniques those small teams would never replicate.

Adversarial Attack Simulation takes the actual techniques those threat actors use, removes the dangerous payload, and lets them loose in a controlled way against your environment. The verdict is honest, often uncomfortable, and exactly what you need before someone else does it for real.

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The solution

Continuous, evidence-based proof that your security actually works.

Our service is built on a leading attack simulation platform and run by our security team. We can test your systems, your processes, and your people’s response — and we do it on a continuous basis so the picture stays current.

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System Testing

  • Real-world malware, defanged for safe execution
  • MITRE ATT&CK-aligned coverage
  • Endpoint, network, identity and email vectors
  • Validated against your production controls

Continuous Validation

  • Repeat tests as your environment changes
  • Validation after firewall, identity or platform migrations
  • Post-major-update verification
  • Trending of effectiveness over time

Reporting & Remediation

  • Clear pass/fail per technique
  • Prioritised remediation roadmap
  • Re-test after fixes to prove improvement
  • Audit-ready evidence for regulators and insurers

Process & Team Testing

  • End-to-end response exercises with your IT team
  • Optional un-announced runs to test true reaction
  • Communication and escalation evaluation
  • Lessons learned reviews after every exercise

Threat Coverage

  • Coverage updated as new TTPs emerge
  • Sector-specific scenarios where relevant
  • Mapped to active threat actor campaigns
  • Quantum-safe and AI-attack scenario support

CTEM Integration

  • Aligned to Continuous Threat Exposure Management
  • Inputs into your wider exposure management programme
  • Coordinated with vulnerability management
  • Outputs into your risk register
Our Expertise

We test ourselves twice a year. So we know exactly what this finds.

We run adversarial simulation against our own environment every six months. Even with very good security, the reports always surface something worth fixing. That’s the point — uncomfortable truths are useful, and a lot cheaper than the alternative.

AttackIQ Partner

AttackIQ Partner

Adversarial exposure-validation platform

Microsoft Solutions Partner for Security

Microsoft Security Partner

Security-control and detection expertise

Internal tests every year

We run adversarial simulation against ourselves

ISO IEC 27001 UKAS system certification

ISO/IEC 27001 certified

Continuous improvement within an audited ISMS

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FAQS

Common questions

A few of the questions we get asked most often.

What is adversarial attack simulation?

Adversarial attack simulation – including penetration testing and red teaming – is a controlled exercise where security experts safely mimic real cyber-attacks against an organisation. It reveals how well defences, systems, and people would withstand a genuine attack, uncovering vulnerabilities before criminals do so they can be fixed.

How does ICT Solutions deliver adversarial attack simulation?

ICT Solutions runs controlled tests and attack simulations against your networks, applications, and users, using recognised methodologies and attacks used by real hackers. ICT scopes the engagement, safely exploits weaknesses, and delivers a prioritised report with clear remediation guidance – then helps close the gaps, turning findings into a stronger security posture.

How is adversarial attack simulation relevant to Maltese businesses?

Regular testing is increasingly expected – and in some cases required – of Maltese regulated entities under frameworks like DORA. For local finance and iGaming operators, attack simulation provides both compliance evidence and genuine assurance, delivered by a local partner who understands the Maltese threat and regulatory landscape.

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Want to learn more?

Our Adversarial Simulation Starter Guide explains how this differs from pen testing, what to expect, and how to measure progress.

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