Automated Security Validation (ASV) tools provide continuous assessment of cybersecurity defenses, utilizing exploitation to validate capabilities like EDR, NDR, and WAFs. They go deeper than vulnerability scanners by incorporating techniques found in manual penetration tests, and their core purpose is to 'validate' defenses - ensuring that any addressed security gaps have indeed been resolved.
The fable of The Boy Who Cried Wolf illustrates the importance of credibility in security alerts. Just as the boy's false cries left the village vulnerable, organizations that repeatedly issue alerts without validation risk desensitizing stakeholders to genuine threats. ASVs serve to reinforce trust, providing assurance that when an alert is raised, the danger is real and requires attention.
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