Red and Purple Teaming
Adversary simulation that tests your detection and response, not just your controls. Covert red team operations and collaborative purple team exercises.
A penetration test tells you which vulnerabilities exist. A red team engagement tells you whether anyone would notice an attacker using them. We emulate the tactics, techniques, and procedures of threat actors relevant to your sector, pursuing agreed objectives — access to a critical system, a sensitive data set, or a production deployment pipeline — the way a real adversary would.
Red team operations are covert. Your detection and response teams are not forewarned, so the engagement measures what your controls, telemetry, and people actually do under pressure. The output is a clear account of the attack path, where it was and was not detected, and what would have changed the outcome.
Purple team exercises are collaborative. Our operators work alongside your defenders, executing techniques step by step while your team confirms what was logged, what alerted, and what was missed. Each gap is turned into a concrete detection or hardening improvement before moving on, so your coverage improves during the engagement rather than months after it.
Engagements are mapped to MITRE ATT&CK and scoped to your environment, your threat model, and the maturity of your security operations. Whether you need a full-scope red team or a focused purple team sprint against a specific set of techniques, we tailor the approach to what will move your defences forward.
Get in touch to discuss scoping for your organisation.
