Adversary Simulation (Red & Purple Teaming)

You’ve passed your standard penetration tests. Your firewalls are on, your EDR is deployed, and your team is on alert. But what happens next?

A standard pen test checks your prevention. An adversary simulation tests your detection and response.

This is our most advanced service, designed to simulate a real-world, persistent attacker targeting your organisation. It answers the one question your board and most valuable clients are really asking: Can we detect and stop a dedicated attack in progress?

Who is this for? This is not a starting point. This service is for security-mature organisations that have:

• Mastered the basics with consistent penetration testing.

• An active defensive team, whether it's an internal SOC, a co-managed SIEM, or a third-party MDR (Managed Detection and Response) service.

• Invested in a security stack (EDR, SIEM, etc.) and need to validate its effectiveness and ROI.

• A need to test their people and processes, not just their technology.

Our Methodology: Two Ways to Test Your Mettle

We offer two distinct modes of simulation. The right choice depends on your primary goal: are you looking for a surprise test or a collaborative training session?

1. Red Teaming: The Real-World Test

This is a true-to-life simulation. We agree on a "trophy" (e.g., "steal critical customer data" or "gain domain administrator access"), and our team attempts to achieve it with stealth.

• How it works: We use the same Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) as real-world threat actors, mapped to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK. We will not coordinate with your defensive team.

• The Goal: To test your team's ability to Detect, Triage, and Respond to an active, advanced threat under realistic conditions. It's the ultimate sparring match to see if your defensive investments and team training hold up.

• Best for: Answering the question, "Will our current people, processes, and technology actually stop a breach?"

2. Purple Teaming: The Collaborative Workout

This is the fastest way to measurably improve your detection capabilities. This is not a "test" with a pass/fail grade; it's a hands-on training and tuning exercise.

• How it works: Our Red Team and your Blue Team (SOC/MDR) work together in a collaborative, open-channel session.

  1. Attack: Our team states, "We are now attempting TTP-XYZ (e.g., code execution via PowerShell)."

  2. Defend: Your team watches their screens. "Did we see it? Yes/No?"

  3. Tune: If the answer is "No," we pause and build the detection rule or tune the alert right then and there.

  4. Repeat: We re-run the attack to validate the new detection, then move to the next TTP.

• The Goal: To train your analysts and rapidly improve your SIEM/EDR detection rules, hardening your environment in real-time.

• Best for: Answering the question, "How can we make our team and tools better, right now?"

Deliverables: More Than Just a Report

The deliverable for an adversary simulation goes far beyond a vulnerability list.

• Red Team Deliverable: A comprehensive executive report and a detailed attack narrative. It will show the full timeline of the attack (mapped to MITRE ATT&CK), highlight where we were (or were not) detected, and provide clear recommendations for your people, processes, and technology.

• Purple Team Deliverable: The primary deliverable is the outcome—a better-trained team and a library of new, high-fidelity detection rules, all validated against live attacks in your environment. This is supported by a final report outlining all TTPs tested and the resulting improvements.

Start the Conversation

Adversary Simulation is a bespoke engagement, tailored to your specific objectives, team, and environment. It starts with a conversation.

Contact us today for a confidential scoping call to discuss your objectives and determine if a Red or Purple Team is the right next step for you.