Red Team Engagements
Unleash the Adversary Within
Is your organization prepared for a sophisticated cyberattack? VAPT identifies vulnerabilities, like unlocked doors. But Gorisco's Red Team Assessment goes further. We simulate a real attack, revealing how an attacker could bypass your security and compromise your most valuable assets. Like hiring a professional to test your home security, we expose weaknesses in your people, processes, and technology. Gain a true understanding of your security posture, improve your defenses, and protect your business. Contact Gorisco for a Red Team Assessment today.
Key Components of Gorisco Red Team Engagements
Our seasoned red team experts operate with the mindset of a motivated attacker, leveraging the same sophisticated tools and techniques used in actual cyberattacks. We don't just find vulnerabilities; we exploit them to understand the full impact of a potential breach and identify critical security gaps across your entire attack surface.
Difference between VA/PT and Red Team Assessment
Vulnerability Assessment &
Penetration Testing (VAPT)
Red Team Assessment
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Identify and exploit known vulnerabilities in systems and applications.
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Simulate a realistic, targeted attack by a sophisticated adversary to assess an organization's overall security posture, including people, processes, and technology.
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Typically limited to specific systems or applications within a defined network segment.
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Broader scope, encompassing the entire organization or specific critical assets. Can include social engineering, physical security, and other attack vectors.
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Often relies on automated scanning tools followed by manual verification and exploitation.
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Limited adversary simulation. Primarily focuses on finding and exploiting vulnerabilities.
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Highly manual and customized, leveraging advanced tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) employed by real-world attackers. Focus on stealth and evasion.
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Realistic, multi-staged adversary simulation. Mimics the behavior of a motivated and skilled attacker with specific objectives.
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Technical vulnerabilities.
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People, processes, and technology. Assesses the effectiveness of security controls, detection, and response capabilities.
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Typically shorter duration, ranging from days to a few weeks.
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Technical report listing identified vulnerabilities, their severity, and remediation recommendations.
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Longer duration, often spanning several weeks or months.
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Comprehensive report including an attack narrative, detailed findings, analysis of detection & response effectiveness, and prioritized recommendations for improvement.
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More strictly defined rules of engagement, often with limitations on exploitation depth.
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More flexible and adaptive rules of engagement, designed to mimic real-world attack scenarios.
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Identify and exploit known vulnerabilities in systems and applications.
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Simulate a realistic, targeted attack by a sophisticated adversary to assess an organization's overall security posture, including people, processes, and technology.
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Focuses on identifying and fixing vulnerabilities.
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Primarily automated scanning tools (e.g., Nessus, Qualys) and penetration testing frameworks (e.g., Metasploit).
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Limited focus on testing detection and response capabilities.
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Can be performed more frequently due to shorter duration and less resources required.
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Find as many vulnerabilities as possible.
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A list of vulnerabilities ranked by severity.
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Generally less expensive.
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Regular security hygiene, compliance requirements.
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Provides a holistic view of the organization's security posture and resilience against sophisticated attacks. Focuses on improving the overall security program.
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Wide range of tools, including custom scripts, open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools, and potentially custom-developed exploits. Emphasizes stealth and blending in.
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Strong emphasis on testing the effectiveness of security teams (Blue Team) in detecting and responding to the simulated attack.
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Performed less frequently due to its comprehensive nature, longer duration and significant resources needed.
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Test defenses and the ability to detect, respond and recover under realistic attack conditions.
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An understanding of your organization's security strengths and weaknesses from an attacker's perspective.
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Typically more expensive due to the specialized skills, time, and resources required.
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a mature security program, testing incident response, preparing for high-impact threats.
Gorisco's Red Team Engagements empower your organization to :
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Proactively identify and address critical security weaknesses.
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Test the effectiveness of your security controls in a real-world scenario.
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Improve your incident response capabilities and preparedness.
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Gain a deeper understanding of your attack surface and threat landscape.
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Enhance your overall security posture and reduce your risk of a successful cyberattack.
Gorisco Red Team Assessment: Key Deliverables
Our Red Team Assessment provides actionable insights to fortify your defenses. Here's what you'll receive:
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Executive Summary: Strategic Overview
A concise, non-technical summary of the most critical risks and vulnerabilities discovered, coupled with prioritized, executive-level recommendations to improve your overall security program. We also provide a clear assessment of the potential business impact of identified vulnerabilities.
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Comprehensive Red Team Assessment Report: Your Security Enhancement Blueprint
This detailed report provides a complete breakdown of the Red Team engagement. You'll receive the attack narrative, defense analysis, and tailored recommendations. It focuses on three key security pillars:
People
Assessment of employee susceptibility to social engineering attacks, recommendations for improving security awareness training, and observations on your organization's security culture with suggestions for improvement.
Process
Where relevant, we will assess risks related to third-party vendors and software dependencies, simulating attacks that leverage your supply chain to gain entry.
Technology
Detailed breakdown of exploited vulnerabilities, including severity and proof-of-concept, step-by-step recommendations for fixing vulnerabilities (patching, configuration changes, etc.), and assessment of security control effectiveness with recommendations for improvement.
Detailed Attack Narrative
A chronological account of the entire attack lifecycle, including methods used to gather information, how initial access was gained, techniques used to navigate the network and escalate privileges, simulation of data exfiltration (if applicable), techniques used to avoid detection, and supporting evidence like screenshots, logs, and other evidence of exploits.
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Interactive Debriefing and Knowledge Transfer Workshop:
An in-depth discussion of the assessment findings and attack paths, a simulated walkthrough of the attack scenario to improve incident response, and knowledge transfer to share insights and techniques, enhancing your team's security expertise.
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Raw Technical Data
Provision of raw technical data (logs, packet captures, etc.) for your team's independent analysis.
Our specialized report and comprehensive deliverables are designed to empower your organization to understand not only what vulnerabilities exist but why they were exploitable and, most importantly, how to remediate them effectively. We address weaknesses across your people, processes, and technology, providing a holistic approach to security enhancement.
