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Where the offensive track is thin

Three panels, read left to right. Which ATT&CK tactics have no pt-* lab touching them yet, which NICE work roles cannot claim an offensive lab as evidence, and which individual labs ship without a tactic mix or a NICE claim. The gaps are the backlog.
Offensive labs
10
Tactics touched
14 / 14
Cold tactics
0
Roles with no pt-* evidence
3

ATT&CK tactic coverage — pentest labs only

Every enterprise tactic, colored by how many pt-* labs touch it. Cold tactics carry no pt-* lab yet.

Reconnaissance
8
8 labs
Resource development
1
1 lab
Initial access
4
4 labs
Execution
3
3 labs
Persistence
2
2 labs
Privilege escalation
2
2 labs
Defense evasion
1
1 lab
Credential access
5
5 labs
Discovery
6
6 labs
Lateral movement
2
2 labs
Collection
2
2 labs
Command and control
2
2 labs
Exfiltration
2
2 labs
Impact
1
1 lab

Every enterprise tactic is touched by at least one pt-* lab.

36 of 100 ATT&CK techniques the pt-* labs declare are covered by at least one lab.

NICE work-role coverage from the offensive track

Each NICE work role, and how many of the capabilities it carries are proven by at least one pt-* lab.

  • Defensive Cybersecurity
    PD-WRL-001 · Protection and Defense
    2/5
    Telemetry queryingDetection engineering · 3Response automationAI and agent securityAdversary emulation · 6
  • Digital Forensics
    PD-WRL-002 · Protection and Defense
    1/2
    Evidence handling · 1Protocol analysis
  • Incident Response
    PD-WRL-003 · Protection and Defense
    2/6
    Incident triageResponse automationEvidence handling · 1Recovery operations · 1Continuity planningIncident communication
  • Threat Analysis
    PD-WRL-006 · Protection and Defense
    1/5
    Telemetry queryingThreat huntingAI and agent securityAdversary emulation · 6Protocol analysis
  • Vulnerability Analysis
    PD-WRL-007 · Protection and Defense
    3/5
    Control assurance · 3Vulnerability and patch assurance · 1Offensive testing · 5Asset managementSupply chain risk
  • Security Control Assessment
    OG-WRL-012 · Oversight and Governance
    5/9
    Detection engineering · 3Control assurance · 3Vulnerability and patch assurance · 1Recovery operations · 1Audit and control evidenceOffensive testing · 5Identity and access controlData protectionResilient architecture
  • Cybersecurity Policy and Planning
    OG-WRL-002 · Oversight and Governance
    0/5
    Continuity planningRisk and policy governanceSupply chain riskSecurity governanceSecurity awareness
  • Systems Authorization
    OG-WRL-013 · Oversight and Governance
    0/1
    Audit and control evidence
  • Systems Security Management
    OG-WRL-014 · Oversight and Governance
    0/8
    Risk and policy governanceAsset managementIdentity and access controlData protectionResilient architectureIncident communicationSecurity governanceSecurity awareness
Roles the offensive track cannot claim

These work roles carry capabilities NICE recognizes, but no pt-* lab yet produces evidence for any of them.

Cybersecurity Policy and Planning OG-WRL-002Systems Authorization OG-WRL-013Systems Security Management OG-WRL-014

Per-lab claim check

One card per pt-* lab. A missing tactic mix or a missing NICE claim gets a red badge — that is the shape of an incomplete addition.

External Recon to Foothold

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceInitial accessDiscovery
NICE capabilities
Offensive testingEvidence handling

Read the AD Attack Graph

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Open
Tactics
Credential accessDiscovery
NICE capabilities
Offensive testingAdversary emulation

Web App Assessment (OWASP Top 10)

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceCredential accessCollectionInitial accessDiscovery
NICE capabilities
Offensive testingVulnerability and patch assurance

Cloud Privilege Escalation

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Open
Tactics
Initial accessDiscoveryPrivilege escalationExecution
NICE capabilities
Offensive testingControl assurance

Purple-Team Emulation

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceExecutionCredential accessPersistenceLateral movementExfiltration
NICE capabilities
Adversary emulationDetection engineering

Wireless Assessment

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceCredential accessDiscovery
NICE capabilities
Offensive testingControl assurance

Authorized Phishing Simulation

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceResource developmentInitial accessCredential accessDiscovery
NICE capabilities
Adversary emulationControl assurance

Defense Evasion and EDR Sidestep

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceDefense evasionExecutionCommand and control
NICE capabilities
Adversary emulationDetection engineering

C2 Operations and Tunneling

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissanceCommand and controlCollectionExfiltration
NICE capabilities
Adversary emulationDetection engineering

Ransomware Adversary Emulation

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Open
Tactics
ReconnaissancePersistencePrivilege escalationLateral movementImpact
NICE capabilities
Adversary emulationRecovery operations

Coverage is measured against our own NICE and ATT&CK mappings. Everything is simulated.