How to Automate Advanced Security Testing with Nemesis Guided Workflows

In 2026, threat actors are using specialized AI to chain vulnerabilities together and weaponize new attack techniques within hours. To defend against these dynamic threats, organizations must move away from static test checklists.

That is why Nemesis introduced Guided Workflows – an interactive, AI native approach to scoping, planning and executing complex Threat-To-Test validations without operational overhead.

What are Guided Workflows?

Guided Workflows are structured, interactive conversations within the Nemesis platform designed to help security teams scope and plan complex security validation tasks step-by-step.

Instead of requiring you to manually configure specific assessments, scenarios, atomics, agents, and environmental placeholders upfront, the Nemesis AI Operator interviews you. It acts as an automated security architect, gathering operational context progressively and generating a safe, highly tailored execution plan before a single action is taken on your network.

A Live Scoping Example: Ransomware Defenses

If you tell the operator, “Help me validate our defenses against ransomware,” the Guided Workflow walks you through these technical touchpoints:

• Pins down the Threat Profile: By asking what industry you are in (like healthcare, finance, or retail), it cross references live threat intelligence database entries to look up the exact malware strains or attacker techniques currently targeting your peers.

• Security Stack Mapping: You identify your active defense layers (e.g., CrowdStrike, Falcon, Microsoft Sentinel, and backup solutions) so the AI knows which detection controls it is validating against.

• Threat Behavior Targeting: The workflow asks if you are concerned with specific active ransomware families, or if the test should simulate a full multi-stage campaign including data exfiltration and lateral movement rather than just local file encryption behaviors.

• Blueprint Review: Nemesis aggregates your answers, compiles a localized attack plan listing the exact agents, placeholders, and a safe behavioural atomics to be used and presents it to you for final approval.

Automated Scoping Triggers

Guided Workflows activate automatically for the following comprehensive testing scenarios:

Request Type	What the AI Guidance Covers
Ransomware Readiness Assessment	Scoping assets, identifying relevant ransomware TTPs, and selecting specific strain scenarios.
Insider Threat Simulation	Defining the mock malicious actor’s threat model, access privileges, and target data sensitivity.
EDR Detection Validation	Identifying your active EDR/XDR products and selecting precise evasion or detection testing techniques.
Compliance Testing	Mapping security pillars to active environments and selecting relevant operational resilience scenarios.
Custom Scenario Creation	Deconstructing your requested attack chain, selecting atomic components, and ordering steps chronologically.
Security Validation Guidance	Comprehensive scoping from scratch – mapping your environment, organizational goals, and tailored threat model.

Guided Workflows: The Future of Continuous Defense

By turning complex offensive expertise into a self optimizing, one-click utility, Nemesis bridges the gap between threat intelligence and real world defense. Ultimately, this shifts the paradigm from theoretical risk modeling to continuous, automated resilience that evolves faster than the adversaries themselves.