specterops

SpecterOps is a cybersecurity company that specializes in adversary tradecraft research, offensive security consulting, and identity security solutions. The company provides red team services and penetration testing to help organizations understand their security posture from an attacker's perspective. SpecterOps is the creator and maintainer of BloodHound, a tool designed to identify attack paths in Active Directory and Azure environments. BloodHound Enterprise is their commercial platform that helps organizations discover and remediate identity-based attack paths across on-premises and cloud environments. The tool analyzes relationships and permissions within Microsoft Active Directory, Azure AD, and Microsoft Graph to reveal how attackers could move laterally through networks and escalate privileges. The company offers consulting services focused on high-capability adversary emulation, helping organizations test their defenses against sophisticated attack techniques. Their consultants conduct security assessments and provide expertise in understanding complex identity infrastructure vulnerabilities. SpecterOps serves both commercial enterprises and government organizations, with BloodHound Enterprise achieving FedRAMP High compliance for federal use cases. The platform is also available through partnerships, including distribution via the Cisco Marketplace. The company maintains both commercial offerings and a community edition of BloodHound to support the broader security community in understanding and defending against identity-based attacks.