Deploy MITRE ATT&CK® to Validate Cyber Readiness

AttackIQ transforms the MITRE ATT&CK Framework into a powerful engine for continuous testing, detection validation, and readiness measurement across your entire security team.

MITRE ATT&CK®: The Global Standard for Adversary Behaviors

MITRE ATT&CK® is living knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs). It maps how real-world attackers operate across the entire kill chain—from initial access to impact—providing defenders with a common language and a strategic advantage.

Why it’s essential for today’s security teams:

  • Aligns testing and detection with real adversary behavior
  • Focuses on adversary behaviors leads to more resilient defenses
  • Enables cross-team collaboration through a common language
  • Powers CTEM, detection engineering, red teaming, and more

The Foundation of Threat-Informed Defense

AttackIQ is a founding Research Partner of the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense. Our collaboration drives open research and testing content that advances the operational use of ATT&CK for enterprise defenders.

Adversary-Focused

Built around how attackers behave, not just after-the-fact forensics

Evidence-Based

Sourced from real incidents and verified reporting

Globally Maintained

Created by MITRE and updated by a global research community

Free & Open

Publicly accessible to promote collaboration and shared defense

AttackIQ + MITRE ATT&CK = Adversarial Exposure Validation, Perfected

AttackIQ brings MITRE ATT&CK to life in production environments. Every test, emulation, and validation scenario is grounded in real TTPs and mapped directly to the framework, giving security teams the confidence to measure what matters.

  • Run production-safe emulations based on known TTPs
  • Prioritize exposures by tactic, threat actor, and attack path
  • Visualize defensive coverage across ATT&CK techniques
  • Measure readiness across red, blue, and purple teams
  • Improve detection engineering and threat intelligence workflows

How to Apply the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

ATT&CK is both a strategic blueprint and a tactical validation tool. It’s trusted by over 80% of security programs and widely adopted by government agencies, academic institutions, and leading enterprises.

Implementation methodology:

  1. Identify relevant adversary behaviors in the MITRE ATT&CK matrix
  2. Select adversaries that target organizations like yours
  3. Compile TTPs into your organization’s threat intelligence repository
  4. Integrate threat intelligence with SIEM and analytics tools
  5. Test and validate detection capabilities with automated simulation

INFORM: Advance Threat-Informed Defense at Scale

INFORM, MITRE’s threat-informed defense maturity model, guides organizations through measuring and advancing threat-informed defense.

AttackIQ is the first platform to fully support INFORM, automating INFORM assessments and guiding organizations in maturing threat-informed defenses with professional services.

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Make MITRE ATT&CK your most powerful ally in continuous readiness.

Additional Resources

MITRE ATT&CK For Dummies

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INFORM 2026: MITRE’s Updated Threat-Informed Defense Maturity Model Explained

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