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Advancing Cybersecurity: The Strategic Partnership Between Tidal Cyber and CGS CyberDefense

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a paramount concern for organizations across various sectors. To address these challenges effectively, Tidal Cyber, a leader in Threat-Led Defense, has recently announced a strategic alliance with CGS CyberDefense. This collaboration is geared towards enhancing the operational resilience of enterprises by aligning their security measures with actual adversary behaviors.

The new partnership is set against a backdrop where traditional security strategies often fail to account for real-world attacker techniques. Many organizations find their security programs are primarily reactive, driven by indicators of compromise (IOCs), static controls, and theoretical models that often lead to confusion and inefficacy. Tidal Cyber aims to shift this paradigm by grounding defense strategies in real-world intelligence through their innovative platform.

At the heart of Tidal Cyber's approach is its Procedures Library, the first of its kind in the industry, encompassing a vast number of real-world attack techniques and procedures. This is complemented by NARC™ (Natural Attack Reading Comprehension), an AI-driven engine that analyzes unstructured data from various threat intelligence sources—such as CTI reports, incident responses, and penetration test results—and translates them into structured, adversary-aligned procedures.

By utilizing these tools, security teams can create detailed coverage maps that provide insight into how effectively their defenses counter existing threats and pinpoint vulnerabilities. Rick Gordon, Co-Founder and CEO of Tidal Cyber, emphasized the importance of this behavioral precision: "Threat-Led Defense starts with how attackers actually execute techniques in the real world and maps that behavior directly to defensive coverage. Partnering with CGS CyberDefense allows us to combine that behavioral precision with trusted advisory services."

Advisory Expertise from CGS CyberDefense
CGS CyberDefense brings substantial advisory expertise to this partnership, translating the behavioral insights gained from Tidal Cyber's platform into actionable security measures. Chris Correia, CEO of CGS CyberDefense, underlined the increasing demand for security strategies rooted in reality rather than assumptions: "Our clients want defensible security decisions rooted in reality, not assumptions. Tidal Cyber delivers a level of adversary realism that is missing from most security programs today."

This partnership aims to redefine cybersecurity strategies for heavily regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, technology, and critical infrastructure. By focusing on real adversary behavior and ensuring defenses are prepared against the tactics employed by attackers, organizations can make more informed, risk-based decisions. This, in turn, allows them to better allocate resources and optimize their security investments.

Moving forward, the collaboration is expected to help enterprises better understand and respond to cyber threats in a more nuanced manner, effectively placing adversary behavior at the center of their defense strategies. By combining cutting-edge technology with trusted advisory insights, Tidal Cyber and CGS CyberDefense are paving the way for a more resilient cybersecurity future.

For more information about Tidal Cyber and their innovative approaches to cybersecurity, visit Tidal Cyber. To learn more about CGS CyberDefense’s advisory services in the cybersecurity domain, you can check CGS CyberDefense.