Define the objective
Identify the business scenario, relevant threats, permitted systems and conditions for pausing the exercise.
RED TEAM · ADVERSARY SIMULATION
Put your defences to the test.
See the whole attack path.
An objective-led exercise that challenges your prevention, detection and response. We build realistic scenarios around your environment and show where your controls hold—and where they need work.
Scope, rules of engagement and written authorisation are agreed before any activity begins.
HOW WE WORK
From objectives to operational lessons.
Run the exercise
Execute agreed attack paths, maintain an operational record and coordinate through designated contacts.
Turn evidence into improvements
Review the timeline with your defenders, identify coverage gaps and agree practical remediation priorities.
ENGAGEMENT CAPABILITIES
Challenge the controls that matter.
We select activities around the agreed objective. The scope determines which of these capabilities are relevant to your engagement.
External attack surface
Assess exposed services and potential entry points that are relevant to your organisation.
Contact usAdversary simulation
Connect individual weaknesses into realistic attack paths to evaluate the impact on an agreed business objective.
Contact usDetection & response
Compare exercise activity with available alerts, investigation records and response actions.
Contact usIdentity & Active Directory
Evaluate identity relationships, access boundaries and opportunities for lateral movement within the authorised scope.
Contact usPurple Team collaboration
Work alongside defenders to reproduce selected scenarios and improve detection coverage.
Contact usReporting & validation
Receive technical evidence and an executive summary, with options to validate fixes and updated controls.
Contact usOUR TOOLS
Thorn.
We develop Thorn to support offensive security operations: agent management, relationship graphs, playbooks and shared operational context. Tooling supports the exercise; your objectives define it.
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CONTACT US
What do you want to put to the test?
Tell us about your environment, your defensive capabilities and the scenario you want to assess. We will discuss an appropriate scope and proposal.
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