Red Teaming · Cyber, human and physical
Test your defenders, not just your defences.
We play a determined adversary against your people, buildings and systems, chasing an objective you choose, such as your ERP or a CFO's laptop, to show whether your controls hold and whether your team notices in time.
Why red team
Attackers chase objectives. So does our red team.
Controls tested under pressure
We try to bypass your security controls the way a real threat actor would, which shows how well they work when someone is actively working around them.
Incident response, rehearsed
Your detection and response procedures meet a realistic attack, exposing gaps in escalation and reaction while the stakes are still an exercise.
Training that feels real
Your security staff practise against live tradecraft, from social engineering to living-off-the-land techniques, and build instincts no slide deck can teach.
How an engagement runs
From threat profile to objective reached.
Our methodology is aligned with PTES and NIST SP 800-115, and every attack is mapped to MITRE ATT&CK so your SOC can see exactly what it missed.
Technical interviews
We meet your stakeholders to understand critical assets, business concerns and the threats that matter most to your organisation.
Threat profile
We choose the threat actors to mimic, or build on a targeted threat intelligence report, and select their tactics to match.
Objective and scenarios
Each scenario gets a tangible goal, such as reaching the ERP or stealing research data, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK tactics.
Attack execution
Social engineering, control circumvention and living-off-the-land tools are turned on your cyber, human and physical targets.
Report and debrief
A detailed report and a presentation to senior management explain what was reached, how, and where detection broke down.
Action plan
Recommendations become an action plan for leadership, and a baseline for repeat exercises that measure progress over time.
Scope and output
Attack surfaces, the tradecraft we use and what you receive.
Expected outcomes: a realistic measure of your detection and response, gaps in controls and escalation made visible, and a baseline to track improvement.
01 · Target
Attack surfaces
Cyber: intranet and internet-facing services
Human: employees, customers and third parties
Physical: buildings, desks and IT infrastructure
02 · Attack
Tradecraft we use
Social engineering
Circumvention of security controls
Feature and functionality abuse
Living Off the Land binaries and scripts
Exploitation of weak system configurations
Burp Suite Pro, Acunetix and Cobalt Strike
03 · Report
What you receive
Detailed red team report
Presentation to senior management
Recommendations and action plan
Track record
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Visit the AcademyFAQ
Red teaming, answered honestly.
What boards and security leaders ask before they authorise an adversarial exercise.
How is red teaming different from a penetration test?
A penetration test works through a defined scope to find as many weaknesses as possible. Red teaming chases an objective, such as reaching a critical system, by any realistic route across cyber, human and physical surfaces, and tests whether you detect it.
Which engagement model is right for us?
Objective-led suits leaders who want to know if a specific asset can be reached. Training-led runs interactive red-versus-blue sessions that sharpen detection and shorten dwell time. Threat intelligence-led builds scenarios from a Targeted Threat Intelligence (TTI) report on your organisation.
Who in our organisation will know about the exercise?
We agree with you before the engagement who is informed, what the objectives are and which boundaries apply. Keeping that circle small keeps the exercise realistic for the people being tested.
What do we receive at the end?
A detailed report of the methods used and the vulnerabilities and exploits found, a presentation for senior management, and recommendations with an action plan. Because every step maps to MITRE ATT&CK, your SOC can tune detection against exactly what we did.
Does red teaming support regulatory expectations?
Many regulatory standards, PCI-DSS among them, define penetration testing methodologies. Our red team methodology is aligned with PTES and NIST SP 800-115, and the report gives auditors documented evidence that your controls and response were tested against realistic attacks.
Plan your red team exercise
Name the asset you fear losing. We'll try to take it.
Tell us what an attacker would want most and how mature your security team is, and a red team lead will propose a model, objectives and rules of engagement.
Tell us your critical assets and main concerns
A red team lead runs a short technical interview
You receive a proposed model, objective and plan