In my previous post, I promised to expand on the distinction between adversary emulation, adversary simulation, red teaming, and purple teaming, or at least how I tried to distinguish these terms in a way that made sense to me Emulation and simulation; I've heard both terms used interchangeably to refer to the same type of … Continue reading What’s in a name? Thoughts on Red Team nomenclature
Category: Purple Teaming
The Rise of Adversary Emulation
In this blog post, we will discuss a fairly new concept that has been gaining a lot of traction recently: Adversary Emulation. Adversary emulation aims to test a network’s resilience against advanced attackers or advanced persistent threats (APTs). To do so, the adversary’s tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) are emulated along the cyber kill chain, … Continue reading The Rise of Adversary Emulation
