Restoring executive confidence: Red Team operations
Mike Fenton · Network Security · 2016
There is no silver bullet for information security. Effective defence is built around understanding the threat. Technology alone is not the answer and the evolving nature of the cyberthreat landscape means that any business can be breached. Embracing this thinking and continuously challenging a business's ability to protect, detect and respond to breaches is essential to reduce the risk of reputational and financial damage. Effective defence is built around understanding the threat. Technology alone is not the answer and the evolving nature of the cyberthreat landscape means that any business can be breached. Embracing this thinking and continuously challenging a business's ability to protect itself from, detect and respond to breaches is essential to reduce the risk of reputational and financial damage. This is why many organisations are turning to ‘Red Teaming’ – real-world attack simulations designed to assess and significantly improve the effectiveness of an information security programme, explains Mike Fenton of Redscan.