FAQs

How is Mitigant different from standalone CSPM tools?

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Standalone CSPM Tools:

• Identify misconfigurations
• Provide compliance dashboards
• Alert on policy violations
• Stop there

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Mitigant Platform (CSPM + CAE):

• Identify misconfigurations (CSPM)
• Validate exploitability (CAE)
• Prove which issues are real vs. theoretical
• Provide validated prioritization
• Continuous red team validation

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Example:

• Standalone CSPM: "S3 bucket is public" → You get an alert
• Mitigant: "S3 bucket is public" (CSPM) → "We accessed it and here's the data" (CAE) → You know it's critical

The integration is the differentiator.

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How does this compare to vulnerability scanners?

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Different Focus:

• Vulnerability scanners: Software vulnerabilities (CVEs)
• Mitigant CSPM: Cloud misconfigurations, IAM issues
• Mitigant KSPM: Container/Kubernetes vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
• Mitigant CAE: Detection gaps, response readiness

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Different Approach:

• Vulnerability scanners: Passive scanning
• Mitigant CAE: Active attack emulation

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Complementary Value:

• Use both together
• Vulnerability scanners find CVEs
• Mitigant validates cloud-specific security and proves exploitability

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What about other attack simulation tools?

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Mitigant CAE differentiates through:

Cloud-Native Design:

• Purpose-built for cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes)
• Understands cloud-specific attack patterns
• Not adapted from traditional pen testing tools

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Customer-Controlled Safety (BYOR):

• You define the blast radius through IAM policies
• No vendor lock-in or opaque permissions
• Complete transparency and control

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Integrated Platform:

• Works seamlessly with CSPM and KSPM
• Unified view of posture + validation
• Single vendor, single platform

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Realistic Attack Strategies:

• Some attacks create resources (like real attackers do)
• Others target existing resources
• Most alternatives only create-then-destroy test resources

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Enterprise-Grade:

• Suitable for organizations of all sizes
• Backed by academic research (Security Chaos Engineering)
• Validated by partnerships with government agencies (BSI)

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