Security teams have long used techniques to test the strength of their organizational defenses through organized red and blue team exercises. In these scenarios, the red team plays the role of attackers, while the blue team’s objective is to defend against these attacks.
These exercises are conducted under the guidance of experienced security professionals in a controlled environment. Ultimately, both sides work together to gain a clearer picture of the organization’s security posture.
While such exercises have long been an important tool for preventing intrusions, they have two key drawbacks: they are manual and highly resource-intensive. Most organizations are not able to conduct such tests on a regular basis. This means that vulnerabilities remain unnoticed for weeks or months between tests, and security teams have a weak understanding of the true state of their environment.
The breach and attack simulation platform solves this problem by performing many of the same critical functions as the red and blue teams, but in a continuous and automated manner.