Understanding Modern Threats: Why traditional security isn’t enough

Cyber risk is no longer a theoretical board slide. It is active, fast and expensive. This webinar looks at how mid-market organisations can test their real-world resilience against live threats, without waiting for an annual pen test or a crisis.

Revisit the session via the link below. It does not waste time defining ransomware. It shows how to simulate current threat actor behaviour across your own Windows, Mac and Linux environments and turn the findings into fixes your teams can actually implement.

A core theme is threat-based defense. Rather than ticking tools off a list, the focus is on testing how attackers would move through your estate in practice. The platform used here, Validato, runs adversary simulations mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and highlights what would be executed, where you are blind, and what to change next.

The conversation also covers the market shift. Cybit has moved away from an enterprise SOC model and into a partner-led, advisory-driven approach for the mid-market. The message is simple. Run continuous tests, harden the basics, prove improvement, and use evidence to get budget where it matters.

There is a clear reality check on costs and impact. Ransomware recovery is counted in millions and weeks of disruption. The sensible response is monthly testing against the top threat patterns, with configuration fixes that remove entire attack paths, not one-off scans that drift out of date.

Governance is handled directly. Outputs map to frameworks like NIST and ISO 27001, and can support board reporting without the usual translation layer between security and the business.

Five practical takeaways
-Start with behaviour, not brands. Test against the techniques real attackers use, then close them down.
-Kill common paths. Restrict things like PowerShell, scheduled tasks and VB where users do not need them. You will remove most early-stage execution.
-Make it routine. Run monthly simulations against current ransomware families and compare results over time.
-Prove it. Use the evidence to justify spend or to accept risk with eyes open.
-Map to compliance. Export results into NIST or ISO reporting so leadership sees progress in plain language.

If you are responsible for security in a mid-market organisation and you need something more honest than a once-a-year pen test, this is worth your time.

Revisit the webinar hosted by Jake Upfield, Solutions Advisory Lead at Cybit, with Ronan Lavelle, CEO and co-founder at Validato.

About Jake Upfield

Jake Upfield – Head of Solutions Advisory at Cybit. With a proven track record in delivering high-impact networking and cybersecurity solutions, Jake holds a wealth of technical expertise, leadership experience, and commercial acumen. Jake has previously overseen multi-disciplinary teams, worked with enterprises across the fortune 250 and drives business transformation. With deep experience in operational transformation, technical solution design, and the creation of modern security portfolios, Jake is driving Cybit’s solutions strategy forward, as well as helping its clients build secure, scalable, and future-ready digital environments.