Red teaming – The WithSecure guide to rainbow teaming

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This whitepaper demonstrates how the practical and technical Red team delivery processes lead to real-world impact. For readers who have taken part in similar testing activities already, the paper will help explain how to boost the benefits of that pre-existing investment.

Driven by industry advancement in recent years, there is now a broader range of initiatives available to support the development of an organization’s cyber security posture across the Predict, Prevent, Detect, and Respond (PPDR) model. Combined, these are colloquially referred to as a “Rainbow Team”, delivering purple (collaborative), blue (defensive), red (offensive), and gold (crisis management) activities. When delivered sequentially and continuously, organizations gain the ability to utilize outputs from each development area and measure incremental improvement.

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