Red Teaming

In light of the ever-evolving nature of cyber attacks, incorporating red teaming into an organisation's security strategy is imperative to safeguarding assets effectively.

What is Red Teaming?

Red Teaming employs advanced offensive security tactics to simulate attacks on your organisation, aiming to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across various business areas such as applications, networks, email, and physical security.

The 'Blue Team,' the client's security team, aims to detect, protect, and respond to Red Team tactics. In unannounced exercises, they may be unaware, enhancing the realism of the assessment.

The true benefit of a Red Team engagement lies in providing clients with a realistic view of their security team's maturity and the effectiveness of their defensive capabilities.

What is Red Teaming?

Red Teaming employs advanced offensive security tactics to simulate attacks on your organisation, aiming to identify and exploit vulnerabilities across various business areas such as applications, networks, email, and physical security.

The 'Blue Team,' the client's security team, aims to detect, protect, and respond to Red Team tactics. In unannounced exercises, they may be unaware, enhancing the realism of the assessment.

The true benefit of a Red Team engagement lies in providing clients with a realistic view of their security team's maturity and the effectiveness of their defensive capabilities.

The Red Teaming Test Process

Our Red Teaming Assessment Process is certified annually by CREST and contains five key steps to identify vulnerabilities and secure your business.

The Red Teaming Assessment Process

Our Red Teaming Assessment Process is certified annually by CREST and contains five key steps to identify vulnerabilities and secure your business.

01

Initial Infiltration

The Red Team, comprised of experienced ethical hackers, utilises various techniques, including phishing, to gain an initial foothold within the target organization.

02

Stealthy Techniques

Unlike brute-force vulnerability tests, the team employs the latest stealthy attack techniques to exploit known vulnerabilities in common products and services, aiming to avoid detection.

03

Persistence Establishment

Once initial access is achieved, the Red Team establishes a level of persistence, exploiting credentials and escalating privileges to access critical assets like customer and financial data.

04

Data Access Demonstration

The focus is on demonstrating the ability to access sensitive data, stopping short of destructive actions such as malware distribution or ransomware attacks.

05

Evasive Action and Response

If detected, the Red Team mimics real-world attacker movements, prompting the client's Blue Team to implement protective actions. This initiates an ongoing cat-and-mouse dynamic as the Red Team endeavors to circumvent these measures.

Why conduct a Red Team exercise?

Red Teaming is really designed to test how your organisation might perform in the event of an actual malicious cyber attack.

Unlike traditional Penetration Tests or Vulnerability Scans, Red Teaming goes beyond uncovering vulnerabilities, focusing on identifying procedural and operational flaws exploited by determined attackers. The approach begins with specific objectives, such as gaining access to critical data and assets.

A red teaming exercise and the associated report will allow your organisation to:

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Why conduct a Red Team exercise?

Red Teaming is really designed to test how your organisation might perform in the event of an actual malicious cyber attack.

Unlike traditional Penetration Tests or Vulnerability Scans, Red Teaming goes beyond uncovering vulnerabilities, focusing on identifying procedural and operational flaws exploited by determined attackers. The approach begins with specific objectives, such as gaining access to critical data and assets.

A red teaming exercise and the associated report will allow your organisation to:

  • Identify Vulnerabilities: Pinpoint and address potential weaknesses in your organization's systems, applications, networks, and other critical areas.
  • Assess Defensive Capabilities: Evaluate the effectiveness of your defensive measures in detecting, protecting against, and responding to simulated attacks.
  • Enhance Incident Response: Improve your team's ability to respond swiftly and effectively to security incidents by learning from the red team exercise.
  • Optimise Security Posture: Use insights from the exercise to refine and strengthen your overall security posture, ensuring a proactive defence against evolving threats.
A hacker photo with a question mark in place of his face to make them anonymous.

Benefits of Red Teaming

Unlock unparalleled insights and fortify your defences with the transformative benefits of Red Teaming with Precursor Security.

Benefits of Red Teaming

Unlock unparalleled insights and fortify your defences with the transformative benefits of Red Teaming with Precursor Security.

The Results

Our engagement will finish with a wash-up call or presentation by the Precursor Red Team members who were involved. A subsequent detailed report details any vulnerabilities and weaknesses that were found during the exercise. We can then provide comprehensive after-care to help you plug the gaps.

The Results

Our engagement will finish with a wash-up call or presentation by the Precursor Red Team members who were involved. A subsequent detailed report details any vulnerabilities and weaknesses that were found during the exercise. We can then provide comprehensive after-care to help you plug the gaps.

Frequently Asked Questions

We don't leave any stone unturned – here are answers to frequently asked questions about Red Teaming...

What is the difference between a Red Team exercise and a manual Penetration Test?

A manual penetration test is led by one of our CREST penetration testers and uses an intelligence led approach to assess any of your systems or services, identifying vulnerabilities beyond what a vulnerability scan can identify. A Red Team exercise provides a real-world view of exploitable issues across the organisation - people, process and technology - which many malicious attackers may try to take advantage of.

Why do I need a Red Team exercise?

New vulnerabilities and weaknesses are frequently released and rapidly used by attackers to target unsuspecting businesses. Criminals are becoming more organised, separating out specialist skills such as initial access, exploitation and monetisation. Organisations need to ensure they can adapt to rapidly evolving threats.

What techniques does the Red Team use during an engagement?

The Red Team employs advanced offensive security tactics, including threat intelligence, vulnerabilities, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and other techniques. The goal is to simulate the actions of a determined hacker, testing the organisation's ability to detect and respond.

What will I receive after the Red Team exercise is completed?

The deliverable from any Red Team exercise is a complete report, including a prioritised list of any identified vulnerabilities, as well as a detailed de-brief of the entire attack and defence scenario as it played out. You can then use this report to review your processes, systems and planning to improve your dynamic defences.  The report provides a complete description of each identified issue and specific remediation advice on how to address the issues.

Why choose us?

Choose Precursor Security for penetration testing excellence—where industry-leading expertise, CREST accreditation, and a client-focused approach converge to fortify your digital defences with precision and reliability.

See how we can help your business with Red Teaming today...

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