Purple Teaming
Collaborate with your defensive teams to enhance detection, response, and resilience by emulating real-world adversaries in a structured and transparent environment.
Overview
Purple Teaming bridges the gap between offensive and defensive security by creating a collaborative environment where red and blue teams work together to detect, respond to, and mitigate advanced threats in real-time. CortexTrace's Purple Teaming engagements focus on adversary emulation, where we simulate sophisticated attack techniques while actively engaging with your defensive teams and SOC analysts.
The goal is to identify detection gaps, refine response processes, and ensure your security infrastructure is continuously evolving to counter emerging threats. Purple Teaming is not a one-sided attack simulation. It is a transparent, iterative process designed to uplift your people, processes, and technology, ensuring your defences mature with each engagement.
How We Enhance Defences
Engagement Planning & Threat Modelling
- Jointly define objectives, adversaries, and target environments
- Select specific TTPs based on industry threats and past incidents
Adversary Emulation & Initial Testing
- Simulate targeted attacks aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Baseline existing detection capabilities to identify immediate gaps
Real-Time Collaboration & Detection
- Execute attack techniques while blue teams monitor in real-time
- Provide immediate feedback on detection successes and misses
Iterative Refinement
- Replay attacks with modified detection rules and response procedures
- Validate improvements and identify remaining blind spots
Process Enhancement
- Update incident response playbooks based on lessons learned
- Train SOC analysts on advanced detection techniques
Knowledge Transfer & Documentation
- Deliver comprehensive documentation of all techniques tested
- Provide actionable recommendations for long-term improvements
Engagement Planning & Threat Modelling
- Jointly define objectives, adversaries, and target environments
- Select specific TTPs based on industry threats and past incidents
Adversary Emulation & Initial Testing
- Simulate targeted attacks aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework
- Baseline existing detection capabilities to identify immediate gaps
Real-Time Collaboration & Detection
- Execute attack techniques while blue teams monitor in real-time
- Provide immediate feedback on detection successes and misses
Iterative Refinement
- Replay attacks with modified detection rules and response procedures
- Validate improvements and identify remaining blind spots
Process Enhancement
- Update incident response playbooks based on lessons learned
- Train SOC analysts on advanced detection techniques
Knowledge Transfer & Documentation
- Deliver comprehensive documentation of all techniques tested
- Provide actionable recommendations for long-term improvements
Key Objectives & Outcomes
Enhance Detection
Improve your ability to identify sophisticated attack techniques across all phases of the kill chain
Validate Controls
Test and tune EDR, SIEM, and other security tools against real-world attack scenarios
Improve Response Times
Reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR) through hands-on practice
Upskill Teams
Provide practical, real-world training to SOC analysts and incident responders
Enhance Detection
Improve your ability to identify sophisticated attack techniques across all phases of the kill chain
Validate Controls
Test and tune EDR, SIEM, and other security tools against real-world attack scenarios
Improve Response Times
Reduce mean time to detect (MTTD) and respond (MTTR) through hands-on practice
Upskill Teams
Provide practical, real-world training to SOC analysts and incident responders
Deliverables
Attack Technique Documentation with MITRE ATT&CK mapping
Detection Gap Analysis with prioritised recommendations
Detection Rule Guidance for SIEM and EDR tuning
Response Playbook Updates based on lessons learned
Training Materials for ongoing team development
Executive Briefing for leadership reporting
Ready to Get Started?
Strengthen your detection and response capabilities through collaborative adversary emulation. Our experts work alongside your team to build lasting resilience.