| CPC H04L 63/1433 (2013.01) | 14 Claims |
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1. A method for simulating cyberattacks with parallel confirmation of execution, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of security tests each executable to simulate a cyberattack;
on a testing processor, executing each of the plurality of security tests against a target device as a series;
actuating a search processor to search an activity log of the target device for an indicator of each of the plurality of security tests and to thereby generate a search result corresponding to each of the plurality of security tests, each search being actuated following execution of the corresponding security test, at least one search on the search processor being executed in parallel with execution of one of the plurality of security tests on the testing processor; and
outputting a plurality of test results respectively corresponding to each of the plurality of security tests, at least one of the plurality of test results based on:
a search result corresponding to the respective security test, and
a response of a security device monitoring the target device during execution of the respective security test,
wherein the search processor is actuated to search for the indicator of one of the plurality of security tests after a predetermined search delay duration has elapsed following execution of the corresponding security test, and
wherein, following a first security test in the series, each of the plurality of security tests is executed after a predetermined execution delay duration has elapsed following execution of a previous security test.
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