Red Teaming Assessment
A Red Teaming Assessment is more than a classic security test – it is a realistic attack scenario that holistically tests the resilience of your company. The goal is to uncover vulnerabilities in technology, processes, and the human factor and to put the responsiveness of your security team to the test.
In an age where attackers are highly organized and professional, isolated penetration tests alone are not enough. Companies must be able to respond to complex attack scenarios that do not follow checklists. Red Teaming enables a realistic assessment of your entire security situation – from the technical infrastructure to organizational measures and the behavior of your employees.
Our Services
We conduct Red Teaming Assessments that are individually tailored to your threat landscape, your industry, and your security goals. We simulate real attacks using a variety of methods:
- Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Collecting and evaluating publicly available information.
- Application Security: Identification and exploitation of vulnerabilities in applications.
- Complete Defense: Use of common attack techniques to verify detection and response capabilities.
- Lateral Movement: Simulation of advanced, multi-stage attacks within the corporate network.
- Phishing Simulations: Realistic tests of employee awareness.
- Cloud Security Assessments: Analysis of the specific attack surfaces of your cloud environments.
Approach
A Red Teaming Assessment does not follow a rigid pattern but is individually tailored to your company. We combine a methodical approach with the flexibility of real attackers to gain the most authentic picture of your security situation.
- Goal Definition: Together, we define protection goals, scope, and desired scenarios.
- Attack Planning: Based on realistic threat profiles, we develop an attack campaign.
- Execution: Our Red Team uses a combination of technical, organizational, and social engineering attack methods.
- Observation: We record how your security team detects and responds to attacks.
- Evaluation: Upon completion, you will receive a detailed analysis including strategic recommendations.
Checkpoints
To give you a clear overview of your security situation, we specifically examine the areas that are particularly relevant in real attack scenarios. These checkpoints cover technical aspects as well as organizational and human factors.
- Resilience of the IT infrastructure against complex attacks
- Detection and response time of the security team
- Security awareness and behavior of employees
- Security of cloud architectures and processes
- Organizational and physical protection measures
Your Benefit
With a Red Teaming Assessment, you gain clarity about how your company would fare in real attack scenarios – and where there is an urgent need for action.
The greatest added value lies in the fact that not only technical vulnerabilities are identified, but also organizational and human factors. You receive a realistic assessment of your security situation and concrete recommendations for action to sustainably strengthen your defense strategy.
- Holistic assessment of technology, organization, and people
- Realistic attack simulations that mimic real threats
- Measurement of the detection and response capabilities of your SOC/SIEM
- Increased resilience through practical recommendations
- Improvement of your employees' awareness
- Securing cloud and hybrid environments
- Identification of hidden risks that classic tests overlook
- Strategic basis for the further development of your security strategy
DeepDive
Red Teaming versus Penetration Test – two approaches, one goal: to test the security of IT systems. However, the crucial difference lies in the objective, scope, and approach.
Both penetration tests and Red Teaming Assessments are proven methods for evaluating the security of IT systems. While a penetration test uncovers vulnerabilities in defined systems, Red Teaming simulates realistic attacks on the entire company – including processes, employees, and physical security.
Penetration test
- Objective: Identification of as many vulnerabilities as possible in specific systems or applications
- Scope: Narrowly focused, clearly defined scope (e.g., web application, network segment)
- Duration: A few days to a few weeks
- Approach: Systematic approach based on checklists and predefined methods
- Result: Report with vulnerabilities and recommendations
Red Teaming
- Objective: Holistic assessment of the security situation, including technical, organizational, and human factors
- Scope: Broad scope: IT systems, organization, processes, employees, possibly physical security
- Duration: Several weeks to months
- Approach: Simulation of complex, multi-stage attacks with flexible adaptation to defense measures
- Result: Detailed attack documentation including assessment of responsiveness and strategic recommendations for action