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We are living in an age of technology that is developing at an incredible pace. It develops, integrates and we transfer our services to the digital world in this age. While this situation is inevitable, it also brings with it many opportunities and disadvantages. Of course, while technology offers us beneficial possibilities, it can also create great opportunities for cyber attackers.
At this point, testing organisations’ capabilities to prevent, detect and respond to cyber attacks has become one of the critical elements of vital importance.
To defend effectively against new vulnerabilities, attack techniques and cyber security threats, we need to adopt a proactive approach. Thus, we must regularly assess our security controls and processes to ensure they are fit for purpose and test our systems.
Building a Red Team is a cyber threat intelligence-focused security solution designed to comprehensively test organisations’ cyber resilience as well as threat detection and incident response capabilities.
In building the Red Team, which we call the red team, it is carried out by specialised experts who reflect the simulation of a real cyber attack using the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) used by cyber attackers. At this point, the fact that Red Team simulations and intrusion attempts are as realistic as possible enables the full interrogation of technology, personnel and processes.
Compared to a standard penetration test, in the Red Team service all these processes are tested, and in some cases it also covers many testing phases lasting for months and special methodologies.
…can be listed as such. Of course, while Red Teams display real cyber attacker behaviour, they also cover the testing of internal processes within the organisation, providing a security perspective from a broader viewpoint. Unlike a penetration test, in the Red Team service, instead of identifying as many vulnerabilities as possible, the organisation’s general perspective on security and the shortcomings on the defence side are also revealed.
Red Teams follow intelligence-focused, black-box methodologies, being used to test organisations’ capabilities to detect and respond to cyber attacks. This specific approach covers the following points.
Successful intelligence is critical to the success of any Red Team activity. Cyber security experts gather information in order to take over the organisation’s IT and OT assets. At this stage, various open-source intelligence tools, techniques and resources are used. Detailed knowledge is gained about the organisation’s employees, behaviours, the organisation’s IT / OT infrastructure and the security technologies used.
After security vulnerabilities and intrusion points are identified and an attack plan is revealed, this stage comes before us. Obtaining, configuring and obfuscating the resources required to carry out the cyber attack are classified within this stage. It also includes setting up servers to conduct Command and Control (C2) and social engineering activities or developing intrusion-purpose software with malicious code.
At this stage of Red Team building, a foothold is established on the target network. Red Team experts will attempt to exploit the discovered security vulnerabilities while pursuing their objectives. It includes all actions such as using brute force to crack employee passwords or launching phishing attacks.
Once a foothold / entry point is obtained on the target network, the next stage, internal compromise, comes before us. The objectives agreed for the Red Teams are achieved at this stage. Activities at this stage are carried out at this point, such as conducting lateral movements on the network, escalating privileges, physical access, command and control activity and data exfiltration operations.
After the Red Teams complete their mission, a comprehensive customer report is prepared, including the discovered security vulnerabilities, the attack vectors used and recommendations on how to remediate them.
For many organisations, building Red Teams requires a challenging process that involves significant costs. At this point, instead of building a Red Team, you can take advantage of Red Team solutions. In team building and service provision, instead of accurately simulating an attack, it is necessary to carry out a controlled assessment that provides actionable security outcomes for your organisation. To succeed at this point requires expertise, process and experience.
If you need a strong, experienced and capable Red Team, you are in the right place!
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