Security doesn't fail at the point of breach. It fails at the point of impact.

That line set the tone for this year's Picus Breach and Simulation (BAS) Summit , where researchers, practitioners, and CISOs all echoed the same theme: cyber defense is no longer about prediction. It's about proof.

When a new exploit drops, scanners scour the internet in minutes. Once attackers gain a foothold, lateral movement often follows just as fast. If your controls haven't been tested against the exact techniques in play, you're not defending, you're hoping things don't go seriously pear-shaped.

That's why pressure builds long before an incident report is written. The same hour an exploit hits Twitter, a boardroom wants answers. As one speaker put it, "You can't tell the board, 'I'll have an

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