// ADVERSARY SIMULATION

Red Team
Operations

Full-scope adversary simulation targeting your people, processes, and technology simultaneously — revealing detection gaps and resilience against sophisticated, real-world threat actors.

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StandardsMITRE ATT&CK, Kill Chain

Duration4–12 Weeks

ReportExecutive + Technical

// OVERVIEW

What are Red Team Operations?

Red team operations go far beyond traditional penetration testing. A full-scope red team engagement simulates a sophisticated adversary — including nation-state and APT-level tactics — targeting your people, processes, and technology simultaneously. The goal isn't to find every vulnerability; it's to answer one critical question: could a skilled attacker achieve your worst-case business impact?

Our red team operators design bespoke attack campaigns based on realistic threat scenarios tailored to your industry. We operate covertly, attempting to establish initial access, maintain persistence, move laterally through your organization, and achieve defined objectives — such as data exfiltration, ransomware simulation, or executive account takeover — without triggering your defenses.

The engagement surfaces gaps in your detection and response capabilities that no checklist-based assessment can reveal. The result is a clear, evidence-backed picture of your true organizational resilience against advanced threats, paired with a purple team debrief to accelerate your defensive improvements.

78% of organizations fail to detect red team operators within 2 weeks Verizon DBIR / Industry Data

287days average APT dwell time before detection IBM Cost of a Data Breach

3× improvement in detection after red team engagement Ponemon Institute

// PROCESS

Our Methodology

Structured against the MITRE ATT&CK framework — a covert, multi-phase adversary simulation targeting every layer of your organization.

Threat Intel & Planning

Define objectives, select MITRE ATT&CK TTPs per threat profile.

Reconnaissance

OSINT on org, staff, leaked creds & physical sites.

Initial Access

Spear-phishing, exploitation, physical intrusion, vishing.

Persistence & C2

Covert C2 infrastructure, EDR-evading persistence.

Lateral Movement

Pass-the-hash, Kerberoasting, AD delegation abuse.

Objective & Debrief

Flag achieved, purple team debrief, playbook improvement.

// SCOPE

What We Test

Everything an advanced adversary would target — your people, technology, detection capabilities, and physical security — in a single coordinated campaign.

People & Social Engineering

Spear-phishing with realistic pretexts
Vishing (voice phishing) campaigns
Smishing and credential harvesting
Physical tailgating and access
USB drop attacks and pretexting

Technology

All internet-facing services
Internal network post-compromise
Active Directory and Azure AD
Email and collaboration tools
Endpoint detection (EDR bypass)

Processes & Detection

SIEM detection rule coverage gaps
Incident response procedure testing
SOC response time measurement
Alert fatigue and tuning analysis
Security runbook effectiveness

Physical Security (Optional)

Facility access control bypass
Tailgating and social engineering entry
Lock picking and badge cloning
CCTV blind spot analysis
Server room and clean desk review

ATT&CK Tactics Covered

TA0043 Reconnaissance

TA0042 Resource Development

TA0001 Initial Access

TA0002 Execution

TA0003 Persistence

TA0004 Privilege Escalation

TA0005 Defense Evasion

TA0008 Lateral Movement

TA0010 Exfiltration

Full Kill Chain

// DELIVERABLES

What You Receive

Executive Summary

Narrative attack story for leadership: what happened, what was accessed, what defenses failed, and what investments will materially reduce risk.

Operator Log & TTP Report

Chronological operator log mapped to MITRE ATT&CK, with evidence of each technique used, detections triggered, and detection gaps identified.

Detection Improvement Guide

SIEM detection rules, SOC playbook updates, and EDR tuning recommendations to close every detection gap exposed during the engagement.

Purple Team Debrief

Live debrief session with your blue team and SOC reviewing every attack step — converting red team findings into defensive improvements in real time.

// TOOLS & STANDARDS

How We Work

Cobalt Strike Custom C2 Metasploit Pro BloodHound Responder GoPhish Impacket Custom Malware Evilginx Havoc C2 OSINT Framework SpiderFoot

// FRAMEWORKS

Standards We Follow

MITRE ATT&CK Framework (Enterprise)

Unified Cyber Kill Chain

TIBER-EU Threat Intelligence Framework

CBEST Intelligence-Led Testing

PTES Red Team Guidelines

NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)

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