A red team assessment is a goal-oriented adversarial activity that necessitates a complete view of an organization from the adversary's perspective. Cytomate specializes in conducting comprehensive red teaming exercises, an essential practice for robust cybersecurity. Red teaming, at its core, is a simulated cyber-attack, orchestrated to test and evaluate the effectiveness of an organization's security measures.
This proactive approach enables Cytomate to identify and address potential vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by malicious actors. In conducting these red teaming operations, Cytomate adheres to a meticulous methodology, incorporating the Cyber Kill Chain and the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The Cyber Kill Chain model allows Cytomate to dissect and understand the stages of a cyber-attack, from initial reconnaissance to data exfiltration. Concurrently, the MITRE ATT&CK framework offers a comprehensive knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques, guiding Cytomate in simulating realistic and sophisticated cyber threats. By integrating these two frameworks, Cytomate ensures a thorough and realistic assessment of an organization's cybersecurity resilience.
Red teaming aims to identify vulnerabilities within an organization's security posture, validate the effectiveness of its detection and response capabilities by simulate the advanced TTPs, and enhance overall security by providing actionable insights and recommendations. It also involves spotting internal staff vulnerable to social engineering and evaluating the resilience of layered security controls and defenders during emergency responses.
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Launched by MITRE in 2013, this framework provides a comprehensive catalog of attacker tactics, techniques and procedures based on real-world attacks data. Regularly updated to keep pace with evolving threats, it serves as a valuable resource for the industry to understand attacker behavior and implement effective countermeasures.
The Cyber Kill Chain is a conceptual framework developed by Lockheed Martin to describe the stages of a cyberattack, it provides structured approach to understanding and mitigating threats by breaking down the attack lifecycle. The framework aids in developing defensive strategies by identifying potential points of detection and response within each phase, thereby enhancing the ability to prevent, detect, and respond to cyber threats effectively.
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Detailed documents outlining vulnerabilities, attack paths, simulated TTPs, mapped on MITRE ATT&CK framework and provide detailed mitigations.
Phishing awareness training, train users how to identify and respond to sophisticated phishing attacks.
A high-level summary of findings and recommendations tailored for senior management to understand the security posture and necessary actions.