What is Red Teaming?
Red teaming is a form of ethical hacking designed to simulate a real cyberattack as accurately as possible. Like black box pentesting, red teams start with no prior knowledge of the infrastructure and security systems and must break in by any means necessary.
What is Purple Teaming?
Unlike red teaming, where the blue team (defenders/internal security) is purposefully unaware of the oncoming attack, in purple teaming, the two teams collaborate, using their combined knowledge and ability to identify vulnerabilities and mitigate risks.
What are the Benefits of Red and Purple Teaming?
Real-World Attack Simulations
Red and purple teaming is designed to simulate realistic attack scenarios, giving you the most comprehensive understanding of your security posture and the effectiveness of your defences.
Ensure Compliance
Red and purple teaming can help your organisation meet regulatory and industry standards, avoid penalties, and ensure data protection. Non-compliance is significantly more expensive than compliance.
Maintain Trust
Cyberattacks can be extremely damaging to your brand reputation, so preventative action helps maintain brand trust. Few things can take down established organisations quite like client or employee data breaches.
What’s the Difference Between Red & Purple Teaming and Penetration Testing?
Red and Purple Teaming focus on simulating realistic attack scenarios and, in purple teaming, collaboration between offensive and defensive security teams to enhance overall security posture.
Penetration Testing, on the other hand, involves identifying and exploiting vulnerabilities in specific networks, systems or applications to assess their security.
