Red Teaming - Norse Shield

As the frequency and sophistication of cyber-attacks continue to rise, organizations must take proactive efforts to ensure their security posture is robust enough to survive prospective attacks. This is the purpose of red-teaming activities. This is where red-teaming exercises come into play.

Overview

Red Teaming exercise is a comprehensive security testing methodology that simulates real-world cyberattacks to identify potential vulnerabilities in a company's infrastructure and exploit them to achieve the desired objectives of the engagement. It involves deploying experienced and specialized cyber security professionals that act like hackers or cybercriminals in order to think outside the box, identify and chain vulnerabilities, and mimic actual attackers. Typical Red Teaming objectives include compromising Active Directory infrastructure, gaining access to a particular system, bypassing KYC solutions, demonstrating the exfiltration of sensitive data from an apparently secure environment, etc. Red Teaming aims to provide organizations with a comprehensive evaluation of the effectiveness of their current security measures and their ability to repel actual attacks.

Why is Red Teaming Important?

With the increasing sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks, organizations must have a robust and reliable security infrastructure to stay a step ahead of cybercriminals. Red Teaming is essential to ensuring that an organization's security measures are capable of defending against modern cyber threats. Red Teaming exercises help identify potential security gaps and provide realistic solutions, which can then be addressed before they become major vulnerabilities. By simulating realistic attack scenarios, Red Teaming exercises allow businesses to be proactive in assessing their defensive capabilities and strengthening their security posture accordingly.

How Red Teaming Helps and Benefits Organizations?

Improved Security:

Red Teaming identifies potential vulnerabilities and allows organizations to address them proactively.

Comprehensive Analysis:

Red Teaming exercises simulate realistic attack scenarios, which provide a comprehensive analysis of the organization's security infrastructure.

Assesses Defences:

To achieve the Red Teaming engagement assesses the effectiveness of the security solutions being used by the organisation.

Cost-Effective:

By identifying potential vulnerabilities, Red Teaming exercises help organizations save on costs associated with remediation after a successful cyber-attack.

Compliance:

Red Teaming exercises help organizations comply with various international security standards and frameworks.

True Case Study

In 2020, a Polish bank, mBank suffered a data breach that affected nearly 2.5 million of its customers. The breach was caused by a third-party provider of electronic customer identification services, which had experienced a security incident that allowed unauthorized access to mBank's customer data. The stolen data included customers' names, addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, and loan information. The breach was caused by a misconfigured firewall, which allowed hackers to gain unauthorized access to the organization's network. The breach resulted in financial loss, reputational damage, and legal consequences. Investigations revealed that the attack could have been prevented if the organization had employed Red Teaming exercises.

How Can Our Red Teaming Services Help?

We are a group of skilled offensive security experts with a demonstrated history of providing superior and efficient Red Teaming services. We adhere to international security frameworks and standards such as ATT&CK, D3FEND, NIST, and ISO 27001 while following industry best practices. We deliver premium White Hat offensive security services while assisting customers in maintaining compliance with global cybersecurity regulations by offering services that are specifically tailored to the individual goals of each organization.

A thorough cybersecurity strategy is essential for any organization, and red teaming is a key part of it. Our team of skilled professionals assists organizations in assessing the efficacy of their defenses, locating security holes, increasing security awareness, and improving their overall cybersecurity posture.