Simulated Audits and Attack Surface Audits

Attack Surface Audits and Simulated Attacks are two common strategies used to strengthen digital defenses. While they both aim to identify: weak passwords, cross-site scripting, social engineering, broken access control, privilege escalation paths, and injection flaws, they take very different approaches. In cybersecurity, prevention is just as important as protection.

An Attack Surface Audit is a proactive assessment that identifies all the potential entry points (or “attack vectors”) in a system that could be exploited by cybercriminals. Misconfigured settings 

 A Simulated Attack, often called a penetration test (pen test) or ethical hacking, is a controlled attempt to exploit vulnerabilities in a system just like a real attacker would. It tests how well your defenses hold up under pressure. 

An Attack Surface Audit is like checking all the doors and windows of your house to make sure they’re locked. Whereas Simulated Attack is like hiring someone to try breaking in to see how secure your home really is. Both are essential for a strong cybersecurity strategy – one identifies weaknesses, and the other tests against them. 

At SNS Tech, we provide both Attack Surface Audits and Simulated Attacks as part of our cybersecurity services. If your organisation needs help, contact our team sns.technology  to get you started.