Cyber Security
Offensive security research, threat analysis and practical defensive guidance from the StrikeCyber team.
The 2026 US Threat Landscape
The techniques have not changed much. What changed is the economics: attacks that used to require skill now require a budget, and the targeting reaches much further down.
NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Explained
CSF 2.0 added a sixth function and dropped the critical infrastructure framing. The change that matters most is that governance is now something you have to evidence.
Cyber Security for Law Firms in the USA
A firm holds the confidential business of every client it acts for, concentrated in one place, defended by an IT team sized for a mid-market business.
What Is Penetration Testing? A Complete 2026 Guide for US Business
Penetration testing is an authorized, simulated cyber attack that finds and safely exploits weaknesses before real attackers do. Here is what it covers, how it works and why US organizations rely on it.
What Is Red Teaming? Objective-Based Adversary Emulation Explained
Red teaming emulates a real adversary working toward an objective while your team defends without warning. It measures detection and response, not just whether vulnerabilities exist.
Penetration Testing vs Vulnerability Scanning: What Is the Difference?
Scanning gives you breadth and currency. Testing gives you depth and proof. Buying one when you needed the other is the most common and most expensive mistake in this decision.
Offensive Security for MSPs and Their Clients
An MSP typically holds more privilege across a client estate than any internal administrator. Attackers worked this out some time ago, and the targeting reflects it.
Active Directory Attack Paths: How Attackers Reach Domain Admin
Domain compromise is almost never one exploit. It is a chain of ordinary misconfigurations nobody connected. Here are the links attackers use most and how to break them.
Identity Attacks: Why MFA Alone Is Not Enough in 2026
Having MFA enabled is not the same as being protected. The method determines whether the control holds, and attackers focus their effort on the weaker end of the range.
How Much Does Penetration Testing Cost in the USA?
Two proposals for the same environment can differ threefold, and the cheaper one is sometimes right. Here is what actually drives the number and how to compare.
The Cloud Misconfigurations That Lead to Breach
Cloud environments rarely become insecure through one decision. They drift, one reasonable permission grant at a time, into an escalation path nobody designed.
Continuous Penetration Testing vs Point-in-Time Testing
An annual test describes an environment that no longer exists by the time the report is read. Continuous testing solves that, and introduces problems of its own.
How to Run a Successful Red Team Engagement
Most red team engagements fail for organizational reasons, not technical ones: vague objectives, too many people in the know, and no capacity to act on the findings.
Cyber Security: FAQs
What does StrikeCyber cover under Cyber Security?
This topic collects our research, field notes and guidance on cyber security, written by our operators from real offensive security engagements.
Is StrikeCyber research specific to the United States?
Yes. Our research is grounded in the US threat and compliance landscape, including SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, CMMC, NIST CSF and FedRAMP and local sector risks, while drawing on global attacker tradecraft.
How can I get help with cyber security?
Beyond the research, our operators deliver offensive security engagements across the United States. Scope a free consultation to discuss your environment.
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