Simulate Real-World Adversaries.Expose What Your DefensesCan't Stop.
Nation-state-grade offensive cyber operations that put your security controls, incident response, and detection capabilities under sustained, intelligence-driven adversarial pressure — before a real threat actor does.
The most sophisticated
adversaries don't knock.
Nation-state groups operate with intelligence, patience, and custom tooling built to evade your specific controls. Generic penetration tests validate known techniques — cyber operations validate whether you can detect the unknown TTPs used against you specifically.
Pass-the-Hash — DC01 pivot via WMI exec
HIGHLOLBin exec — wmic.exe /node:10.10.5.12 process call
MEDIUMScheduled task created: svc_winupdate2 (SYSTEM)
HIGHGolden Ticket forged — all hash from DCSync executed
CRITICALDNS tunnel staging — 14.2 GB via dnscat2 beacon
CRITICALMFA fatigue accepted — target capitulated push #6
CRITICALSliver implant alive — 38 s jitter — JA3 spoofed
MEDIUMLSASS memory dump attempt — WKST-FINANCE-09
CRITICALRing Legend
Detection Reality — 2024 Cohort
Breach Dwell — Before vs After Spakto
Spear-phish LNKX payload
Custom shellcode (LLVM)
WMI lateral movement
DNS tunnel C2 exfil
OneDrive staged exfil
Pass-the-Hash / Kerberoast
Intelligence-led execution.
No shortcuts. No scripts.
Target Intelligence
Pre-engagement intelligence mirrors nation-state preparation. We enumerate digital footprint across open sources, dark web forums, credential dumps, and infrastructure registries — building the same target package a real adversary assembles before first contact.
Calibrated to your
threat model, not a template.
Full-Spectrum Red Team
We emulate the exact actors
targeting your industry.
Threat intelligence-led engagements replicate the specific TTPs of adversary groups with documented campaigns against your sector — so your defences train against realistic, not hypothetical, attacks.
APT28 / Fancy Bear
We replicate APT28 / Fancy Bear's specific tooling, C2 patterns, and post-exploitation tradecraft — executing against your production defences in a controlled simulation with full counter-forensics discipline.
Six offensive capabilities.
Built for your environment.
Custom C2 Infrastructure
Purpose-built command-and-control using domain fronting, encrypted JA3-evasive channels, and unique communication patterns engineered to evade your specific security tooling.
Bespoke Implant Development
Custom-compiled implants per engagement with unique signatures, anti-analysis features, and evasion code targeting your deployed EDR, AV, and AMSI solutions.
Supply Chain Compromise
Simulate third-party software, hardware, and MSP compromises — replicating SolarWinds, 3CX, and MOVEit-style attack patterns against your specific vendor chain.
OT/ICS Attack Testing
IT-to-OT boundary crossing, ICS protocol attacks (Modbus, DNP3, S7), and SCADA manipulation simulation for industrial environments requiring highest-fidelity adversary testing.
Physical Intrusion
Authorised physical security assessments — badge cloning, tailgating, social engineering, hardware implant planting — testing physical-cyber boundary and insider threat paths.
Living-off-the-Land Ops
Zero-footprint operations using only native OS tooling, legitimate admin software, and trusted cloud services — operating below EDR alert thresholds and defeating signature detection.
72 hours. Domain admin.
Zero SOC alerts triggered.
This is a representative timeline from a 2024 full-spectrum red team engagement against a Tier 1 financial institution. From first phishing email to domain admin took under 72 hours — with only 2 of 8 attack steps detected.
14GB via DNS tunnelling
Every operation grounded
in published doctrine.
MITRE ATT&CK
Every TTP executed is mapped to the enterprise framework — producing a detection coverage heatmap and precise gap analysis against the global adversary knowledge base.
Six controls tested.
Every one bypassed.
Real bypass data from production enterprise environments — not lab conditions. Every finding below was reproduced against a live security stack during a commissioned red team engagement.
Structured like an
intelligence operation.
Every engagement follows a defined six-phase cycle — governed, transparent, and evidence-backed at every step. No black-box testing. No scope creep. No surprises.
Threat Model
Define the exact adversary targeting your sector. Map crown jewels. Agree scope and rules of engagement with legal.
Client CISO + Legal sign-off required before any activity commences
We operate like the
adversary pursuing you.
Most red teams run Cobalt Strike defaults and call it a nation-state simulation. Spakto operators are former threat intelligence analysts, malware reverse engineers, and incident responders who have tracked the groups they now emulate.
Nation-State Tradecraft
Our red team operators include former threat intelligence analysts, incident responders who've tracked nation-state groups, and malware reverse engineers — not script kiddies with a Kali VM.
Custom Tooling Only
Every engagement uses custom-compiled implants with unique signatures. We never rely on off-the-shelf tools that your EDR vendor has already seen — making our simulations truly authentic.
TIBER-EU / CBEST Ready
For financial institutions and critical infrastructure operators, we deliver TIBER-EU and CBEST-compliant engagements — including the formal threat intelligence requirement.
OT/ICS Capability
Most red teams stop at the IT/OT boundary. Spakto has dedicated ICS/SCADA operators who can simulate adversary traversal into operational technology environments.
Counter-Forensics Ops
We execute with the same counter-forensic discipline as nation-state actors — timestomping, log evasion, forensic artefact minimisation — testing your IR team's ability to reconstruct the attack.
Blue Team Collaboration
Every cyber operation concludes with a structured purple team debrief transferring TTP knowledge to defenders and validating detection improvements in real time.
Cyber Operations FAQs
Frequently asked
questions.
answered
Cyber operations engagements simulate nation-state and APT actors with full operational tradecraft — custom implants, living-off-the-land, multi-stage attack chains, and counter-forensics. These go beyond capability testing to evaluate resilience against sophisticated, patient adversaries with real geopolitical or criminal motivation.
We use custom-developed tools and techniques that mirror real adversary tradecraft without using actual malicious software. All capabilities are purpose-built for the engagement, fully documented, and removed at conclusion. We never introduce capabilities that could persist or propagate beyond the agreed scope.
A classified attack narrative documenting every technique, tool, and action taken; a detection gap analysis mapping each phase against your SOC's response; a strategic security programme roadmap; an ATT&CK heatmap; and an optional executive briefing on threat landscape positioning relative to your industry.
Critical infrastructure operators, financial institutions, defence contractors, government agencies, and technology companies handling sensitive IP face nation-state threat actors who invest significant resources in targeted campaigns — making realistic simulation essential for meaningful security validation.
We simulate software supply chain compromises, third-party vendor access abuse, and dependency injection attacks tailored to your specific technology ecosystem — testing whether attackers with access to your trusted vendors or software build pipelines could reach your critical systems.