Red team testing is increasingly being employed by organisations across the business spectrum, but particularly in the banking and finance sector, to identify vulnerabilities that could leave them open to attack. This no holds barred approach of a red team exercise is somewhat different from the standard penetration test you are most likely familiar with. In a red team exercise, professional ethical testers 'attack' an organisation's digital defences in a very real world scenario, using everything from custom-developed Trojans, social engineering and even physical engagement.
In this blog, find out why red teaming is important, how it differs to penetration testing and how this type of end-to-end engagement actually works.