Find, Fix, Verify: Bringing the Attacker's Perspective to Federal Cyber Defense

Name: Find, Fix, Verify: Bringing the Attacker's Perspective to Federal Cyber Defense
Start: 2026-10-21T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-10-21

Federal agencies are under increasing pressure to reduce cyber risk, demonstrate zero-trust maturity, comply with evolving mandates and do more with limited resources. Traditional vulnerability management programs often generate thousands of findings but struggle to answer a simple question: Which vulnerabilities can actually be exploited by an adversary today?

This AFCEA Solutions webinar will explore how autonomous penetration testing and Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) help agencies move beyond compliance checklists to evidence-based cyber resilience. The discussion will highlight how organizations can continuously identify exploitable attack paths, prioritize remediation, validate security controls and measure improvements over time using an attacker's perspective.

Attendees will learn:

Why vulnerability management alone is no longer sufficient against modern threats.
How autonomous pentesting exposes real-world attack paths that scanners miss.
How CTEM initiatives align with federal cyber strategies and zero trust goals.
How agencies can continuously validate remediation efforts and security controls.
Best practices for measuring cyber resilience through evidence-based security testing.
Lessons learned from government and DIB security programs leveraging continuous testing.