Does this help with DORA compliance?

Yes. Under DORA, identified financial entities must perform threat-led penetration testing, based on the TIBER-EU framework. Our engagements are designed to support those obligations; confirm formal scope with our experts for regulated tests.

Typically yes. To realistically measure detection and response, your defensive (blue) team is not told the test is underway, with oversight handled by a small control team.

Where does the threat intelligence come from?

From industry threat profiling plus ImmuniWeb® Discovery, which continuously maps your external attack surface and Dark Web exposure to ground scenarios in real-world data.

ImmuniWeb Use CasesThreat-Led Penetration Testing Services

Threat-Led Penetration Testing Services

Propulsé par ImmuniWeb Discovery

Go beyond checklist pentesting. ImmuniWeb® threat-led penetration testing emulates the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) of the threat actors that actually target your industry — built on hybrid human + AI testing and fed by ImmuniWeb® Discovery attack-surface and Dark Web intelligence, with a contractual zero false positives SLA.

Intelligence-Ledscenarios built on real threat-actor TTPs

DORA & TIBER-EU AlignedSoutient vos obligations TLPT

Forensic-Level Reportingattack paths and detection gaps

SLA zéro faux positifmoney-back guarantee

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Why Threat-Led Penetration Testing Is a Business Resilience Lever

Standard pentests check a broad list of known issues; they rarely answer the board's real question — could a determined attacker targeting us actually get in, and would we notice? Threat-led testing answers that, satisfies regulators like DORA, and turns abstract cyber risk into a concrete, defensible resilience story for your stakeholders.

Tableau comparatif:

With Threat-Led Penetration Testing

Résilience prouvée face aux acteurs qui vous ciblent
Detection and response gaps measured, not assumed
Evidence to support DORA TLPT obligations
Board-level resilience narrative with attack paths
Prioritized, threat-aware remediation

With Standard Testing Only

Confiance fondée uniquement sur des listes de vulnérabilités génériques
Blind to whether your blue team would even notice
Regulatory exposure and audit findings
Technical bug lists with no business context
Efforts dispersés sur des problèmes à faible impact

Standard Pentest vs Threat-Led Penetration Test

	Standard Penetration Test	Threat-Led Penetration Test
Facteur déterminant	Liste de contrôle des vulnérabilités connues	Real threat intelligence and TTPs
Champ d'application	Defined systems in isolation	Fonctions critiques, parcours d'attaque de bout en bout
Awareness	Blue team usually informed	Covert — tests real detection & response
Résultat	List of vulnerabilities	Measured resilience and response gaps
Idéal pour	Routine assurance & compliance	Mature security, DORA, high-value targets

Recommendation: Standard pentesting is the right baseline for most assets. Threat-led testing is for when you need to know how you would fare against a real, targeted adversary — and when regulators such as DORA require it. ImmuniWeb combines hybrid testing with attack-surface and Dark Web intelligence to make threat-led engagements practical.

Threat-Led Engagement Scope

ImmuniWeb® Discovery monitors your third parties across four dimensions:

Threat Intelligence & Scenario Design

Industry- and entity-specific threat profiling
Attack-surface and Dark Web intelligence (ImmuniWeb® Discovery)
Threat-actor TTP selection and scenario design
Critical / important function (CIF) scoping

Adversary Emulation (TTPs)

Reconnaissance and initial access
Privilege escalation and lateral movement
Credential access and persistence
Exploitation multi-étapes enchaînée et orientée objectifs

Detection & Response Assessment

Covert testing of blue-team detection
Time-to-detect and time-to-respond measurement
Control-effectiveness evaluation
Purple-team replay workshop

Reporting & Regulatory Alignment

Forensic-level attack-path reporting
Detection-gap and remediation roadmap
Alignment with DORA TLPT and TIBER-EU principles
Kit de preuves pour les auditeurs et les superviseurs

MITRE ATT&CK Tactics We Emulate

Reconnaissance

We gather intelligence on your exposed assets and people.

Initial Access

We attempt realistic entry via your weakest exposed points.

Exécution

We run adversary techniques to establish a foothold.

Persistence

Nous testons si l'accès peut être maintenu dans le temps.

Privilege Escalation

Nous tentons d’obtenir des privilèges élevés.

Defense Evasion

We assess whether we can avoid your detection controls.

Credential Access

We target stored and in-transit credentials.

Lateral Movement

Nous pivotons vers vos fonctions et données critiques.

Collection

We identify and stage high-value target data.

Exfiltration

We test whether data could leave undetected.

The 6-Phase Threat-Led Testing Workflow

Scoping & Threat Intelligence

We profile relevant threat actors and your critical functions. Artifact: a targeted threat-intelligence report and scope.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Conception des scénarios

We translate intelligence into bespoke attack scenarios. Artifact: a red-team test plan.

Reconnaissance

We map your real attack surface and entry points. Artifact: a reconnaissance and exposure summary.

Phase 3

Phase 4

Adversary Emulation

Nous exécutons les scénarios de bout en bout, de manière dissimulée. Livrable: chemins d'attaque documentés avec preuve de concept.

Détection et Replay Purple Team

We measure detection/response and replay with your blue team. Artifact: a detection-gap and response assessment.

Phase 5

Phase 6

Reporting & Remediation

You receive a forensic report and roadmap. Artifact: an evidence pack aligned with DORA TLPT / TIBER-EU.

Purple Teaming: Improving Detection & Response

La valeur des tests dirigés par les menaces réside dans ce que vos défenseurs en apprennent. Chaque intervention se conclut par un retex Purple Team: les équipes rouge et bleu parcourent ensemble chaque chemin d'attaque, identifient où la détection a échoué, et transforment ces enseignements en règles de détection concrètes, des mises à jour des playbooks de réponse et des formations. La résilience devient mesurable et s'améliore à chaque cycle.

Modélisation des menaces par secteur d'activité

Threat-led testing is most valuable where adversaries are targeted and regulators are strict:

Banking & Financial Services

Scenario-based testing of critical functions to support DORA TLPT obligations, aligned with the TIBER-EU framework.

Insurance & Payment Institutions

Adversary emulation against fraud, payment and customer-data flows under DORA and PCI DSS.

Critical Infrastructure & Utilities

Targeted resilience testing aligned with NIS 2 for high-impact operational environments.

Foire aux questions

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What is Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT)?

A

It is intelligence-led testing that emulates the specific threat actors likely to target your organization, evaluating not just vulnerabilities but your ability to detect and respond to a real attack.
Q

Does this help with DORA compliance?

A

Yes. Under DORA, identified financial entities must perform threat-led penetration testing, based on the TIBER-EU framework. Our engagements are designed to support those obligations; confirm formal scope with our experts for regulated tests.
Q

Is the test covert?

A

Typically yes. To realistically measure detection and response, your defensive (blue) team is not told the test is underway, with oversight handled by a small control team.
Q

Where does the threat intelligence come from?

A

À partir des profils de menaces du secteur et d’ImmuniWeb® Discovery, qui cartographie en continu votre surface d’attaque externe et votre exposition au Dark Web, pour ancrer les scénarios dans des données réelles.

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