Technical Security
Red team
Adversarial exercises against your actual defenses — including whether anyone notices.
Who this is for
- Organizations with a mature enough security program that individual vulnerabilities are already being managed
- Companies that want to test detection and incident response, not just technical exposure
- Teams that have completed penetration testing and are ready for a broader, goal-oriented exercise
What this addresses
- Individual systems have been tested, but there's no evidence of whether the security team would actually detect a real intrusion
- Incident response procedures exist on paper but have never been exercised against a realistic scenario
- Leadership wants evidence of resilience against a determined, multi-step attack rather than a list of isolated findings
Our approach
Red team engagements are goal-oriented — reaching a defined objective, such as access to specific data or systems — rather than exhaustively cataloging every vulnerability.
Exercises are run with specific, agreed rules of engagement, and typically without the defending team's advance knowledge of timing, to realistically test detection and response.
The debrief covers not just what was achieved, but what was (or wasn't) detected along the way, so gaps in monitoring and response get the same attention as technical gaps.
Every engagement follows the same six-step methodology — see our approach.
What to expect
Red team engagements are more involved than a standard penetration test and are typically appropriate once foundational testing (vulnerability assessment, penetration testing) is already in place — scope and objectives are agreed case by case.
Frequently asked
Is red teaming right for an earlier-stage company?
Usually not as a first step. It's most valuable once basic vulnerability management and penetration testing are already established — otherwise a red team exercise mostly rediscovers issues a simpler assessment would have found faster and cheaper.
Does this test our security team, not just our systems?
Yes — a core part of red teaming is evaluating detection and response, which is as much about people and process as it is about technical controls.
Ready to test more than just your systems?
Tell us about your current security program's maturity, and we'll help determine if a red team exercise is the right next step.