{"id":4158,"date":"2025-10-15T09:22:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:22:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enthec.com\/?p=4158"},"modified":"2025-10-15T09:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T07:22:23","slug":"red-team-in-cybersecurity-how-it-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enthec.com\/en\/red-team-in-cybersecurity-how-it-works\/","title":{"rendered":"Red team in cybersecurity: how it works"},"content":{"rendered":"

The term <\/span>red team<\/b> is sparking interest in the world of computer security: what exactly does it mean, how does it work, and why is it useful? In this article, we’ll clearly and comprehensively explain what it is, its advantages, its limitations, and how it fits into a modern defense strategy like the one we offer at Enthec with our Kartos solution.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before diving in, it’s a good idea to learn a little about Kartos: it’s a cyber surveillance solution designed for businesses that seeks to offer Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). In other words, Kartos helps you permanently identify weak points in your infrastructure, prioritize the most dangerous ones, and ensure that vulnerabilities don’t reappear. <\/span><\/p>\n

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What is a red team?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A red team is a specialized team that simulates the role of a real attacker to test an organization’s security. Rather than just performing spot tests, their approach seeks to replicate advanced techniques, combining technical, human, and sometimes physical methods to determine <\/span>if an adversary could compromise critical assets without being detected<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the cybersecurity sector, \u201cred teaming\u201d means turning those simulations into<\/span> intentional and structured exercises,<\/b> with defined objectives, clear rules, and mechanisms to learn from the results.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike a routine vulnerability audit or scan, a red team seeks to emulate how a real attacker, with the resources, skills, and patience, would attempt to infiltrate, hide, move laterally, and achieve a goal (e.g., exfiltrate data).<\/p>\n

A red team executes an adversary emulation exercise on a network, system, or IT environment to identify critical flaws and gaps that are difficult to detect using other methods.<\/span><\/p>\n

Red teaming vs. penetration testing (pentesting)<\/b><\/h3>\n

It is common to confuse red team with<\/span> pentesting<\/a>,<\/span> but there are key differences:<\/span><\/p>\n