Tidal Cyber, the industry leader in Threat-Led Defense, announced a strategic partnership with CGS CyberDefense (CGS), a leading cybersecurity advisory and solutions firm. This collaboration integrates Tidal Cyber’s Threat-Led Defense platform with CGS CyberDefense’s advisory expertise, enabling enterprises to align their defensive security programs with ATT&CK TTPs and real-world adversary behavior. Together, the companies aim to help organizations defend against emerging threats while optimizing security investments and reducing residual risk.
Many security programs today rely heavily on indicators of compromise (IOCs), static controls, alerts, and vulnerability management. However, these approaches often generate noise without providing actionable clarity. Through this partnership, enterprises can move beyond theoretical models of exposure, grounding their defenses in observable attacker behavior. By mapping adversary tactics directly to existing security controls, organizations can quickly identify where defenses are effective and pinpoint areas requiring improvement.
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“Threat-Led Defense starts with how attackers actually execute techniques in the real world and maps that behavior directly to defensive coverage,” said Rick Gordon, Co-Founder & CEO of Tidal Cyber. “Partnering with CGS CyberDefense allows us to combine that behavioral precision with trusted advisory services, helping organizations make confident, risk-based decisions that materially reduce residual risk and optimize their security investments.”
Tidal Cyber’s platform features the Procedures Library, the first in the industry to catalog tens of thousands of real-world technique and procedure observations. Its AI engine, NARC (Natural Attack Reading & Comprehension), reads and parses unstructured threat intelligence reports, incident response data, penetration testing, and red-team findings, converting them into structured, ATT&CK-aligned adversary procedures. These insights power Coverage Maps and confidence-based workflows, helping security teams evaluate how effectively their controls defend against active threats and adversary behavior.
CGS CyberDefense contributes its advisory expertise to operationalize Threat-Led Defense, translating procedure-driven intelligence into actionable security priorities and measurable program enhancements.
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“Our clients want defensible security decisions rooted in reality, not assumptions,” said Chris Correia, CEO of CGS CyberDefense. “Tidal Cyber delivers a level of adversary realism that is missing from most security programs today. By combining their procedure-level intelligence linked to actual adversary behavior with our advisory expertise, we help organizations focus on what attackers are doing and how they actually operate. This aligns with security leaders who want a scalable and more accurate solution that answers whether they can defend against the latest threat and attacker behavior.”
The partnership will serve organizations across highly targeted and regulated sectors, including financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, technology, and critical infrastructure, providing a robust, real-world approach to threat detection, risk reduction, and security program improvement.
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