Avantguard offers end‑to‑end cybersecurity services for FINMA‑regulated financial institutions and large enterprises, combining high‑quality penetration testing, Active Directory hardening, red‑team engagements, and attack simulations. Their proprietary mesher SaaS platform centralises test planning, automates workflow, and produces audit‑ready documentation in multiple formats, ensuring compliance and traceability.
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Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Financial institutions and enterprises with complex IT environments often lack a structured, regulator‑compliant process for assessing and improving their cyber resilience. Without systematic penetration testing, Active Directory hardening, red‑team exercises, and clear reporting, they risk undetected vulnerabilities, non‑compliance with FINMA requirements, and potential ransomware or data breaches.
Solution
Avantguard provides end‑to‑end cybersecurity services that combine high‑quality penetration testing, Active Directory security improvement, red‑team operations, and attack simulations. For FINMA‑regulated firms, the company delivers a fully documented, audit‑ready testing lifecycle—from policy creation and scoping to execution, tracking, and reporting—supported by its proprietary mesher platform. mesher centralizes test planning, automates status updates, version‑controls findings, and generates compliant reports, reducing manual effort and ensuring traceability. The service suite is executed by certified experts using industry‑standard frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, and results are delivered in multiple formats (PDF, Excel, JSON) to integrate with existing security tools.
Target Audience
Primary customers are Swiss financial institutions, insurance companies, and other regulated enterprises that must meet FINMA cyber‑risk requirements, as well as large corporates seeking advanced penetration testing, AD hardening, and red‑team assessments.
Features
- FINMA‑regulated penetration testing covering policy definition, scoping, execution, and revision‑proof documentation
- Active Directory security assessment that maps attack paths, prioritizes remediation, and provides iterative improvement cycles
- Red‑team engagements that emulate realistic adversary tactics using MITRE ATT&CK and deliver actionable blue‑team training
- Attack simulation services (OSINT, dark‑web research, physical security, WLAN audits) to evaluate exposure across the attack surface
- mesher SaaS platform for centralized test management, automated workflow, findings tracking, and compliance‑ready reporting
- Comprehensive deliverables in PDF, Excel, and JSON formats for seamless integration with SIEM, ticketing, and governance tools
- Certified consultants (OSCP, CRTP, etc.) performing both automated tool‑based and manual expert analysis