Red teaming: Why a forward offense is the best defense

From helpnetsecurity.com

red teaming

Companies are under constant threat. Opportunistic attackers scan the internet for weak points, motivated attackers target specific organizations for susceptibility to a scam or digital exploit, and persistent attackers don’t give up until they get what they’re after. Unless you understand the threats your company faces and how attacks would succeed against your specific environment, you can’t stop them.

New data breaches seem to make headlines every day, making you doubt your security posture and wonder what you’d do if it was your name in the news. If you’ve only planned out how you’ll react, the best you can hope for is to stop the bleeding when it inevitably happens.

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