# External Adversary Simulation Exercise

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Pension Protection Fund.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Pension Protection Fund](/buyers/pension-protection-fund/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [NCC Group](/suppliers/ncc-group/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £58,275
- Tender value: £58,275
- Award date: 14 September 2021
- Published: 23 November 2021
- Contract start: 1 October 2021
- Contract end: 30 November 2021
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ee025932-b123-4f11-8ece-d084bd4535d2-488032
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7d65b48d-0041-4ae5-aace-61ef9245b365

## Description

Pension Protection Fund requires an external adversary simulation exercise to test their prevention, detection and response capabilities to simulated real-word threats\. The assessment will perform a range of Techniques, Tactics and Procedures \(TTPs\) that are commonly employed by threat actors in order to assess the overall security posture as well as the fine-grained detection capabilities of Pension Protection Fund\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee025932-b123-4f11-8ece-d084bd4535d2-488032)