Offensive Security
Red Teaming
Goal-based adversary simulation that tests how well your people, processes, and technology detect and respond to a realistic, multi-stage attack, performed under written authorization.
Overview
Red teaming is an objective-driven exercise that emulates the tactics, techniques, and procedures of real adversaries to reach agreed goals, such as access to sensitive data or critical systems. Rather than listing every vulnerability, it answers a board-level question: if a determined attacker targeted us, would we detect the intrusion and respond in time?
Scope is tailored to your risk concerns and can combine external intrusion, phishing and social engineering, physical access attempts, and lateral movement across internal networks. Engagements are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK so findings translate into concrete detection and response improvements for your security team.
Benefits
- Measures detection and response capability against realistic, multi-stage attack scenarios rather than isolated vulnerabilities.
- Exercises your security operations, escalation paths, and incident response under conditions that resemble a genuine intrusion.
- Maps observed adversary behavior to MITRE ATT&CK so gaps connect to specific detection and control improvements.
- Gives executives a clear, business-focused view of exposure to targeted attacks and where to invest next.
Methodology
- 01
Scoping and Authorization
Agree objectives, target boundaries, rules of engagement, and written authorization before any activity begins, including approved scenarios and emergency contacts.
- 02
Reconnaissance and Threat Modeling
Gather open-source intelligence and select adversary profiles and MITRE ATT&CK techniques relevant to your sector and threat landscape.
- 03
Initial Access
Attempt to gain a foothold through agreed vectors such as phishing, exposed services, or physical entry, respecting the rules of engagement.
- 04
Post-Exploitation and Lateral Movement
Escalate privileges, move laterally, and pursue the agreed objectives while documenting each step and the controls encountered.
- 05
Detection Analysis
Compare adversary actions with what your monitoring and response teams observed to measure detection and response effectiveness.
- 06
Reporting and Debrief
Deliver an executive summary and technical findings, then run a collaborative debrief to prioritize detection and control improvements.
Deliverables
- 01Executive Summary
- 02Technical Findings
- 03Risk Ratings
- 04Proof of Concept
- 05Remediation Recommendations
- 06Final Report
- 07Retesting Validation Report
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- Network Penetration TestingExternal and internal network testing guided by PTES and NIST SP 800-115 to find and safely exploit weak services, poor segmentation, and paths to sensitive systems, under written authorization.
- Mobile Application Penetration TestingTesting of iOS and Android applications against OWASP MASVS and MASTG to find weaknesses in storage, communication, and platform interaction, performed under written authorization.