SCYTHE
Fortifying Digital Defenses with Powerful Threat Emulation

Given the heavy reliance on digital infrastructures and data, modern day organizations must actively protect their business from malicious breaches, ransomware and other persistent threats. Nowhere is this truer than in the energy sector, where a successful cyber attack can lead to dire consequences for businesses and individuals alike. Today, organizations in the domain strive to replace traditional penetration testing with a more dynamic alternative to establish proactive cybersecurity. This is easier said than done, as many firms struggle to navigate the ever-evolving regulatory landscape due to limited skilled personnel and technical resources.

SCYTHE bridges these security gaps with its next-gen threat emulation platform, which helps energy organizations confidently explore novel ways to overcome prevalent and emerging hurdles.

“With a thorough comprehension of adversarial threats, our team effectively applies their expertise to operationalize the latest cyber threat intelligence (CTI), enabling us to provide an easy-to-use platform with customizable threat content that can quickly adapt to suit client environments,” says Marc Brown, vice president of sales and product at SCYTHE.

The team’s vast knowledge and experience offer three benefits—a reliable ecosystem for threat emulation, a better way to prioritize threats and a dynamic alternative to assessing risks. The flagship SCYTHE BAS+ platform allows real world emulation of potential threats to help clients understand the exposure and material impact of an attack on their services and operations. It also provides a clear and objective view of the best and worst contributors to their security posture by injecting threat signals that enable businesses to ensure precise resource and investment allocation. Equipped with dedicated modules tailored for red, blue and purple teaming, the BAS+ platform offers unmatched versatility across diverse needs.

SCYTHE’s proficiency in helping clients reliably bring together their red and blue teams to build a purple team without failing to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) mandates gives it a competitive edge. Complementing its comprehensive capabilities is a powerful AI-powered virtual assistant designed to boost productivity and enable teams to do ‘more with less.’ In essence, the company becomes the driving foundation behind a client’s cybersecurity by upskilling their teams, recognizing potential vulnerabilities in existing policies and maintaining constant compliance.

Equally important is SCYTHE’s Empower service, designed to help clients stay ahead of cyber threats by providing valuable insights into emerging tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by hackers. One of its most used offerings, this service ‘empowers’ organizations to perform strategic component deciphering and ongoing threat analysis and research who lack the in house talent and skillsets. Empower not only facilitates a deeper understanding of industry-wide cybersecurity challenges but accelerates the development of customized solutions that address specific business needs while extending the capabilities of cybersecurity teams.

With a thorough comprehension of adversarial threats, our team effectively applies their expertise to mimicking the latest threats, which enables us to provide a transparent and customizable platform that can quickly adapt to suit client environments

Substantiating the impact of SCYTHE’s expertise is OG&E, a public utility company that wanted to mitigate the uncertainty in their preparedness against potential threats. Integrating its platform into existing security processes, the company facilitated a purple teaming strategy to enhance the client’s understanding of risks and exposures. The platform also strengthened detection capabilities and security controls while providing valuable training for their team. Through SCYTHE’s capabilities, OG&E fortified their defenses and empowered their teams with the knowledge and tools to maintain robust security.

At its helm is renowned cybersecurity expert Bryson Bort, whose overarching vision for holistic protection began with GRIMM, a cybersecurity consultancy involved in offensive security R&D and training. He has since played an active role in the inception of SCYTHE and ICS Village, a non-profit dedicated to advancing awareness of operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS) security.

Supported by Bort’s industry knowledge and commitment to enhancing critical infrastructure security, SCYTHE demystifies cybersecurity. It strips away complexity with simplicity, helping organizations improve their defensive posture without the burden of skill shortages and regulatory hurdles.