Don't check boxes, challenge them.

There’s a misconception in cybersecurity that detection coverage equals security. Run a scan, find some CVEs, check for missing controls, and assume you're secure. That mindset leads to a false sense of confidence and serious gaps in real-world defense.

Lares doesn’t do surface-level validation. We simulate adversaries with intent, precision, and impact.

The Limits of Scanning

Most scanning tools offer automated control checks. They measure whether security tools detect known patterns or common techniques and generate clean and measurable dashboards. However, simulated alerts are not the same as threat activity, and automation alone can’t replicate the decision-making or adaptability of a real attacker.

Scanners follow rules. Adversaries do not.

What Lares Brings to the Table

Lares delivers handcrafted adversary simulation, not just automated scanning. Our consultants helped create the Penetration Testing Execution Standard. We actively contribute to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Veteran operators run every engagement with decades of offensive experience.

We emulate the tactics used by modern attackers. That includes physical entry, phishing, OSINT-based social engineering, living off the land, lateral movement, and objective-based compromise. We use custom tools, real techniques, and human creativity.

The goal is not to trigger an alert. The goal is to reach your critical assets without being stopped.

Detection Coverage vs. Real Resilience

Security programs often focus on whether a specific threat was detected. That’s a useful metric, but it’s not enough. Lares tests whether your controls hold up under pressure. Whether your people respond effectively. Whether your playbooks work when the timeline isn’t controlled.

Resilience is not about passing a test. It’s about surviving a breach attempt.

Beyond the Checkbox

If your only goal is compliance, a scanner might get you there. If your goal is to understand how well your team and technology perform against an actual adversary, you need more.

You need people who think like attackers and operate like professionals. You need a partner who challenges your defenses, not just your dashboards.

That’s what Lares does.

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