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Pen Tests and Red Teams are NOT the same

So the other day, I was debating the ins and outs of a cyber strategy to protect a network. At one point, my learned friend scoffed at me, saying I was splitting hairs – that there was essentially no difference between “red teaming” and penetration testing.

I respectfully disagreed, and here’s why:

Actually, let’s first admit that they do have one thing is common. They both are key to a holistic defense strategy, but they should not be conflated.

Let’s define what we ...

7
NOV
2018

Compliance, Incident Response, IT Security, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Red Team

cybersecurity, Pen testing, red team, Red Teaming, security, social engineering

Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing and Red Teams Explained

Posted by: Carole Theriault

Confused about vulnerability testing and penetration tests and Red teams? I’m not surprised one bit.

These days, a growing number of information security experts use these terms interchangeably, as though they refer to the same thing. Whether it is due to apathy or a clear lack of understanding of the differences between these activities, security service providers are only confusing the matter by not informing their customers of what they get with each of these services. ...

2
MAY
2018

Compliance, cyber-security, Information Security, IT Security, Network Security, Penetration Testing

GDPR, pen tests, pentests, red team, regulators, test, vulnerability assessment