The ARMOR Model
A Maturity Model for Offensive Security
Organizations today invest heavily in cybersecurity; millions of dollars annually on controls, technology, and compliance programs; yet measurable readiness remains elusive. Despite this spend, attackers continue to exploit vulnerabilities faster than defenders can respond, and expanding attack surfaces across cloud, SaaS, and third-party ecosystems make exposure management increasingly complex.
Most organizations still approach validation as a series of point-in-time events: annual penetration tests, quarterly vulnerability scans, and isolated red team exercises. These activities serve important purposes, but they fail to measure how well an organization can detect, respond, and recover under real conditions. The result is a widening gap between perceived preparedness and operational resilience.
The ARMOR Model provides a structured, vendor-agnostic roadmap to close that gap. ARMOR provides a five-level progression that guides organizations from reactive, compliance-driven testing toward continuous, adaptive validation, integrated with operations and governance.
Who It’s For
The model is designed for organizations of any size, from SMBs building their first testing program to enterprises integrating offensive security into risk management.
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Begin with the Self-Assessment to benchmark your maturity, or explore the five ARMOR levels to understand what it takes to advance toward continuous resilience.
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Take the self-assessment to benchmark your offensive security maturity and identify practical next steps.
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