Red Teaming Services
Think like an attacker. Test like one.
Penetration testing finds vulnerabilities. Red teaming answers a harder question – when a skilled, motivated adversary targets your organization, would your people, processes, and technology detect and stop them in time? AMATAS red teaming puts that to the test.
- Covert & collaborative options
- Scaled to your maturity
- DORA aligned
Most security programs are built around finding and fixing vulnerabilities – and that’s necessary. But it’s not sufficient. Red teaming goes further: it tests whether your defenses actually work when a skilled adversary is operating against you in real time. Using the tactics, techniques, and procedures of real-world threat actors,
AMATAS red teaming services give you evidence-based answers about your detection capabilities, your response procedures, and the gap between what you think your controls do and what they actually do under pressure.
Services
Three red teaming services - one goal
Each service applies red teaming methodology differently – varying the level of collaboration, intelligence input, and regulatory alignment to match your objectives.
Red Team Engagements
A covert, objective-based attack simulation – your security team doesn’t know it’s happening. We simulate the full attack lifecycle of a real adversary to test whether your defenses detect and respond in time.
- Covert – blue team unaware
- Full attack lifecycle simulation
- MITRE ATT&CK, TIBER-EU & CBEST
- Standalone or continuous
Purple Teaming
A collaborative exercise where our red team and your blue team work together in real time – executing attack techniques, testing detection, and immediately improving coverage. The fastest way to build detection capability.
- Fully collaborative – blue team involved
- Technique-by-technique detection improvement
- MITRE ATT&CK mapped
- Standalone or post-red team
Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT)
Intelligence-driven red teaming aligned to DORA and TIBER-EU – the regulated framework for financial sector threat simulation. Uses real threat intelligence specific to your organization and sector.
- DORA & TIBER-EU compliant
- Intelligence-led threat scenarios
- Regulator-ready reporting
- For financial entities & critical infrastructure
Finding the right starting point
Red Teaming at every stage of your security journey
Red teaming isn’t only for organizations with mature security programs – it’s for any organization that wants to understand how their defenses perform under real conditions. The right service depends on where you are.
STARTING OUT
Purple Teaming
Build detection capability fast – collaborative exercises that improve your blue team’s skills alongside testing.
GROWING
Red Teaming
Test your defenses under realistic attack conditions – covert simulation with a debrief that drives improvement.
REGULATED
TLPT
Intelligence-led simulation aligned to DORA and TIBER-EU – for financial entities with mandatory testing requirements.
ADVANCED
Full Program
Combine all three services into a continuous red teaming program that tests and improves your defenses year-round.
Who it's for
Red teaming is right for your organization if
Financial institutions
TLPT is mandatory under DORA for financial entities that meet significance thresholds – and a recognized best-practice framework for those that don’t.
Organizations with a SOC
You have a security operations team and want to know how they perform under real attack conditions.
Critical infrastructure
NIS2 requires organizations operating essential services to validate their resilience against realistic threats.
Organizations post-pen-test
You’ve completed penetration testing and patched the findings – now you want to know if your defenses actually detect attacks.
Teams building detection capability
Purple teaming is the fastest way to improve SOC detection coverage – no matter where you’re starting from.
Board-level cyber assurance
Adversary simulation provides board-ready evidence that your security investment actually works under realistic conditions.
Compliance support
Frameworks our red teaming services support
Red teaming – particularly TLPT – is moving from best practice to regulatory mandate across the EU financial sector and critical infrastructure. Our services are structured to satisfy these requirements directly.
- DORA
- TIBER-EU
- CBEST
- NIS2
- MITRE ATT&CK
- ISO 27001
- PCI DSS
FAQ
Red teaming - common questions
A penetration test identifies vulnerabilities within a defined scope – with the goal of finding as many weaknesses as possible. Red teaming simulates a real adversary with a specific objective – reaching your most sensitive assets without being detected. The question shifts from “what vulnerabilities exist?” to “would we survive a real attack?” Both are valuable – penetration testing finds the gaps, red teaming tests whether your defenses would catch someone exploiting them.
Threat-Led Penetration Testing (TLPT) is a specific form of red teaming that uses real threat intelligence about your organization and sector to design and execute the emulation. Under DORA, significant financial entities in the EU are required to conduct TLPT following the TIBER-EU framework. TLPT differs from standard red teaming in its intelligence-led scoping process, involvement of a Threat Intelligence Provider, and the structured reporting required for regulatory submission.
A red team exercise is covert – your security team doesn’t know it’s happening, which is what makes it a realistic test of real detection capability. Purple teaming is collaborative – our red team and your blue team work together in real time, executing techniques and immediately improving detection. Red teaming measures your current capability; purple teaming builds it. Many organizations use purple teaming to develop capability and red teaming to independently validate it.
All three services are valuable at different stages of maturity. Purple teaming is an excellent starting point for organizations building detection capability – it’s collaborative, educational, and produces immediate improvement. Red team exercises and TLPT are better suited for organizations with established security operations that are ready to be tested under realistic conditions. We’ll help you identify the right starting point based on where your program is today.
Not sure which red teaming service fits your organization?
Talk to our team – we’ll recommend the right service based on your security maturity, objectives, and compliance requirements.
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