Red Team Assessment

With increased digitisation, there is a potential increase in the opportunities for cyber-attacks. That is why companies need to take cybersecurity seriously and invest in measures to defend both their physical and intellectual property. Today, cyber-attacks are more sophisticated, targeted, and effective than ever before. It has become much harder for organisations to recognise and respond to cyber-attacks as hackers now use a slower, more methodical approach when launching an attack. Instead of launching a full-scale attack that is easier to detect, they weasel their way into security gaps, spending a long-time collecting information and moving up the security chain. This activity remains unnoticed until it is too late and crucial information has been exposed. A holistic and overarching approach is thus needed to ensure the highest levels of cybersecurity; an approach that not only secures physical infrastructure, IT hardware, and applications, but also educates and empowers employees to ensure any cybersecurity threats are minimised or even eliminated.

WHAT IS RED TEAMING?

Red Teaming are adversary simulations that provide a safe and controlled way for security operations teams to uncover vulnerabilities, test response capabilities and identify areas of improvement. Although penetration tests can identify loopholes in an organisation’s security posture, red teaming is a more comprehensive approach.

By following a cyber attacker’s mindset, red team security testing gives your business a realistic view of the scenarios and potential consequences an attack can have.

A thorough red team test will expose vulnerabilities and risks regarding:

• Technology & Information Security – Networks, applications, routers, switches, appliances, sensitive data, phishing, etc.
• People – Staff, independent contractors, departments, business partners, etc.
• Physical – Offices, warehouses, substations, data centers, buildings, etc.

WHY IS RED TEAMING IMPORTANT FOR YOUR ORGANISATION?

TÜV SÜD IS YOUR TRUSTED PARTNER FOR RED TEAM ASSESSMENT

TÜV SÜD is a CERT-In empanelled cybersecurity audit firm and a global member of the Charter of Trust. TÜV SÜD’s experts are specialists in cybersecurity assessment, training, audit, and certification. Your organisation will benefit from a red team assessment:

• Get real-world perspective of threat actors – through our Red Teaming Assessment exercise.
• Understand the holistic view of security controls – through the in-depth Red Team Assessment conducted by our experts
• Evaluate of your security capabilities effectively – and efficiently analyse vulnerabilities and effectively mitigate cybersecurity risks

RED TEAMING WITH TÜV SÜD

TÜV SÜD’s Red Teamers use various means necessary to mimic a real-world attack without introducing risk to the business. The Red Team Assessment conducted by our experts consists of the following phases:

TÜV SÜD’s Approach to Red Team Assessment

• Preparation: As a first step, our experts define the scope of the project and, together with you, determine the goals to be pursued. This allows us to estimate the time and effort required.
• Data Gathering: This is followed by the phase of reconnaissance and intelligence gathering. Information about the IT systems of your company is collected here
• Planning: Based on all recorded data and security gaps, our experts develop an individual plan for your organisation as to which types of (cyber) attacks are to be carried out as part of the Red Team Assessment
• Execution: Our Red Team attacks your systems in a targeted manner
• Reporting: The entire procedure and all results are documented by our experts. You will receive the relevant documents after the Red Team Assessment
• Resolution and Re-Testing: Red Teaming will be re-run if necessary

Contact us now to learn more.