During a midnight breach drill last night, I chained a neglected staging VPN and an overbroad SSO group to hop into prod in 14 minutes — no zero-days, just untested assumptions. If your process ends at the vuln scan report, how are you pressure-testing fixes and alerting paths before someone real does?
But , that 14-minute jump is a wake-up call for all of us; it drives me nuts how many still rely solely on vuln scans without real-world testing… We gotta pressure-test changes continuously — have you considered running more frequent drills or red team exercises?
It’s crazy how quickly you can pivot into production when the assumptions go unchecked. One thing I’ve found helpful is implementing a regular red team exercise to mimic real-world attacks; it creates a more proactive defense than just relying on scans. Have you considered integrating that into your workflow?
Totally agree, that drill’s a real eye-opener. How often do you think teams should conduct these kinds of tests? @SecurityTed.