Red Team Assessments

A penetration test finds as many weaknesses as possible in a defined scope. A red team assessment asks a different question: could a determined attacker reach your most important assets, and would your team notice and stop them in time? We emulate real adversary behavior, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, across technology, people and physical security. It builds on our penetration testing services.

What a red team assessment covers

Objective-based attack simulation

We agree on goals that matter to your business, such as reaching the payment system, a crown-jewel database or an executive mailbox, and then pursue them the way a real threat actor would.

Initial access through phishing, exposed services or stolen credentials
Persistence, privilege escalation and lateral movement
Data access and simulated exfiltration, without taking real data out

Detection and response testing

We measure what your security tools and SOC actually see: which activity triggered alerts, how quickly analysts responded, and where an attacker could have gone unnoticed.

Assumed breach scenarios

For a faster, lower-cost exercise we start from inside your network, as a compromised employee laptop or account, and focus on detection, lateral movement and access to critical systems.

Purple team follow-up

After the exercise we replay key techniques with your defenders side by side, tune detections together and confirm that the gaps are closed.

How Our Red Team Assessment Works

Objectives & Rules of Engagement

We agree on objectives, allowed techniques, off-limits systems, safety controls and the small group of people who know the exercise is happening, documented in a Statement of Work and authorization letter.

Threat Intelligence & Planning

We choose realistic adversary behaviors for your industry and map the planned techniques to the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

Execution

Over several weeks we work toward the objectives covertly, adjusting tactics as your defenses respond, while monitoring closely so nothing disrupts operations.

Reporting & Attack Narrative

You receive an executive summary and a step-by-step attack narrative showing each technique used, what was detected, what was missed and what to change.

Purple Team & Retest

We work with your defenders to replay the most important techniques, improve detections and verify the fixes.

Find Out If Your Defenses Hold

Schedule a scoping call with our red team. We will define realistic objectives and rules of engagement for your organization.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a red team assessment and a penetration test?

A penetration test tries to find and prove as many vulnerabilities as possible within a defined scope, usually over one to three weeks. A red team assessment pursues specific objectives covertly over a longer period and measures whether your people, processes and tools detect and stop the attack.

Is my organization ready for a red team assessment?

Red teaming delivers the most value once you have the basics in place: regular penetration testing, endpoint detection and response, and someone monitoring alerts. If you do not have those yet, a penetration test or an assumed breach exercise is a better first step.

Who in our organization knows about the exercise?

Usually only a small control group, such as the CISO and one or two leaders, so the test measures how your team really responds. The control group can pause or stop the exercise at any time.

How long does a red team assessment take?

Most red team assessments run four to twelve weeks, depending on objectives and scope. Assumed breach exercises are shorter.

How much does a red team assessment cost?

Red team assessments are priced by objectives, duration and techniques in scope, and fall in the range we quote for complex engagements. We provide a fixed quote after a free scoping call.