L2 - L7 CONTROL ASSURANCE
Security Control Validation - L2 to L7
Attack-path-driven validation of security controls across the full enterprise stack - from network access and segmentation through application, data protection, and SOC response.
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SCV evaluates the real-world effectiveness of controls across eight integrated domains - L2–L3 network access, L3–L4 traffic inspection, identity and access management, endpoint and EDR/XDR, email and web proxy, application and API security, data protection and integrity, and SOC detection and response - confirming that adversaries cannot move, escalate, persist, or exfiltrate undetected.
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LAYER 2 & LAYER 3
Network Access & Segmentation Validation
Validates that network access and segmentation controls enforce trust boundaries under realistic abuse and lateral-movement scenarios.
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NAC enforcement - posture bypass, MAC spoofing, rogue device insertion
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Guest isolation - guest-to-corporate traversal, DHCP and routing path abuse
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VLAN segmentation - VLAN hopping, broadcast leakage, cross-segment discovery
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Wireless security - evil-twin detection, encryption downgrade, rogue AP association
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Lateral containment - blast-radius reduction, trusted-system pivot abuse, east-west restriction
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L2–L3 CONTROL CATEGORIES
Network Access Control (NAC)
L2
VLAN Segmentation & Isolation
L2–L3
Wired & Wireless Access Security
L2
Lateral Movement Containment
L3
SCV
NAC
VLAN
WIRELESS
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LAYER 3 & LAYER 4
Traffic Inspection & Detection Validation
Confirms that firewalls, IDS/IPS, and NDR controls detect and restrict malicious traffic under realistic lateral-movement and C2 scenarios.
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Internal firewalls - overly permissive rules, east-west traversal, Tier-0 access protection
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IDS/IPS controls - malicious traffic simulation, protocol abuse, blocking enforcement
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NDR behavioural detection - low-and-slow beaconing, anomalous internal communication
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Encrypted traffic visibility - blind-spot identification, covert channel detection over HTTP/DNS
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L3–L4 CONTROL CATEGORIES
Internal Firewall Enforcement
L3–L4
IDS / IPS Detection & Prevention
L3–L4
Network Detection & Response (NDR)
L3–L4
East-West Traffic Inspection
L3
SCV
IDS / IPS
NDR
FIREWALL
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IDENTITY, ENDPOINT & EDR/XDR
Identity & Endpoint Control Validation
Validates that identity governance, endpoint prevention, and cross-host correlation withstand realistic credential abuse and evasion techniques.
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MFA & session governance - push fatigue, token replay, session persistence after password reset
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Privileged access - role escalation, service-account misuse, conditional-access bypass
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Endpoint prevention - LOLBAS abuse, AMSI bypass, fileless and memory-only payloads
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EDR/XDR correlation - cross-endpoint attack linking, multi-stage campaign visibility, persistence detection
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IDENTITY & ENDPOINT CONTROL CATEGORIES
MFA & SSO Enforcement
Identity
Session & Token Governance
Access
PAM & Service Account Protection
Privilege
Endpoint Prevention, EDR & XDR
Endpoint
SCV
MFA / SSO
EDR / XDR
PAM
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EMAIL, WEB PROXY, WAF & API - L7
Email, Application & API Control Validation
Validates that email gateways, web proxies, WAF, and API security controls prevent abuse of trusted channels and business logic.
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Email & phishing controls - spear-phishing detection, BEC impersonation, sandbox evasion, OAuth consent abuse
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Web proxy enforcement - tunnelling bypass, covert outbound channels, category evasion
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WAF & WAAP - logic bypass, bot evasion, rate-limit enforcement, session fixation
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API security - authorization bypass, token replay, role and scope abuse
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EMAIL, APP & API CONTROL CATEGORIES
Anti-Spam & Phishing Protection
Email
Web Filtering & Proxy Enforcement
Proxy
WAF, WAAP & Bot Management
L7
API Authentication & Authorization
L7
SCV
EMAIL / PROXY
WAF / API
WAAP
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DLP & FILE INTEGRITY MONITORING
Data Protection & Integrity Validation
Confirms that DLP enforcement and integrity monitoring controls prevent unauthorized data exposure and silent system tampering.
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DLP enforcement - exfiltration via approved channels, policy bypass, encoding-based evasion
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Data access governance - unauthorized access simulation, insider-driven leakage patterns
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File integrity monitoring - critical file tampering, registry changes, configuration drift
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Silent modification detection - low-noise persistence mechanisms, stealthy configuration changes
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DATA PROTECTION CONTROL CATEGORIES
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Data
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
Integrity
Registry & Configuration Integrity
Platform
Insider Threat & Exfiltration Paths
Risk
SCV
DLP
FIM
INTEGRITY
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SIEM, SOAR & SOC OPERATIONS
SOC Detection & Response Validation
Validates that monitoring, correlation, and automated response capabilities detect and contain threats across the full attack lifecycle.
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SIEM correlation - multi-stage attack linking, cross-domain event enrichment, alert fidelity
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SOAR automation - playbook execution, containment reliability, business-workflow safety
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SOC operations - triage-to-containment time, escalation accuracy, handoff under pressure
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Alert fatigue assessment - noise-to-signal ratio, critical-threat visibility, detection coverage gaps
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SOC & RESPONSE CONTROL CATEGORIES
SIEM Correlation & Enrichment
Detect
SOAR Playbook Automation
Automate
SOC Triage & Escalation
Respond
End-to-End Visibility Assurance
Assure
SCV
SIEM
SOAR
SOC
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L2–L7 full-stack coverage Eight validation domains Attack-path driven