Cybersecurity definition
What is Red Team?
By Cyber Tool Stack Editorial TeamUpdated
Definition
A group that simulates real-world adversary tactics against an organization's people, processes, and technology to test whether defenses actually hold up, typically operating without the defenders' knowledge until after the exercise.
Related cybersecurity terms
Purple TeamA collaborative security exercise where offensive (red team) and defensive (blue team) staff work together in real time, comparing what attacks were attempted against what defenses actually caught, to close detection gaps faster than either working alone.PentestPenetration TestAn authorized, time-boxed engagement where a tester actively attempts to exploit vulnerabilities in a system or network, going beyond a vulnerability scan's list of weaknesses to prove which ones are actually exploitable.