Case Study: U.S. Defense Contractor achieves faster threat response and improved operational readiness with AttackIQ

U.S. Defense Contractor Harnesses AttackIQ to Improve Customers' Operational Readiness

U.S. Defense Contractor, which manages and defends military and defense-sector IT environments, faced slow, manual penetration testing and infrequent annual red teaming that left customers waiting weeks or months for validation. To accelerate assessments and confidently prove controls work against real threats, the company adopted AttackIQ’s Security Optimization Platform (a breach-and-attack simulation solution).

Using AttackIQ, the firm automated repeatable simulations and attack graphs (mapped to MITRE ATT&CK), enabling tests every two weeks, immediate retesting after mitigations, and cloud-focused scenarios for Azure. AttackIQ delivered measurable impact: insights in hours rather than days, zero-day response time reduced from days to hours, routine assessment results available months sooner than external red teams, lower staff time and red-team costs, improved customer satisfaction and increased revenue.