Red Teaming Services

About

DEFION’s Red Teaming service delivers a realistic, controlled simulation of an advanced cyberattack to assess how well your organisation can withstand targeted, multi-layered threats.

Unlike traditional penetration testing, Red Teaming does not focus on finding as many vulnerabilities as possible — it measures your organisation’s true resilience: detection, response, and decision-making across people, processes, and technology.

Through a structured, goal-oriented exercise, our specialists emulate the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of real-world attackers. Each engagement is aligned with the MITRE ATT&CK framework and tailored to your unique threat landscape, ensuring both maximum relevance and operational safety.

What We Do

Our Red Teamers act as adversaries with defined objectives — such as accessing sensitive data, escalating privileges, or bypassing controls. To achieve this, we combine multiple attack vectors:

• External compromise and lateral movement

• Social engineering (phishing, pretexting, insider scenarios)

• Physical intrusion attempts (badge cloning, rogue device placement)

• Advanced exploitation (Active Directory abuse, domain escalation, cloud pivoting)

Exercises are planned collaboratively, with clear scope, “crown jewel” objectives, and safeguards. A designated stakeholder (“white team”) ensures transparency and control throughout the engagement.

How We Work

Our methodology follows a proven structure:

1. Objective setting & scoping – definition of goals, critical assets, and rules of engagement.

2. Reconnaissance & initial access – gathering intelligence and simulating breach vectors.

3. Execution – applying adversary TTPs while avoiding detection.

4. Lateral movement & privilege escalation – demonstrating how an attacker could expand access.

5. Data exfiltration simulation – controlled validation of potential business impact.

6. Reporting & read-out – documentation of findings, impact analysis, and executive-level debrief.

Regulatory Alignment – DORA and TLPT

Red Teaming is no longer just a best practice — for many organisations, it is becoming a regulatory requirement. The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) requires financial institutions and other critical entities in the EU to periodically perform advanced threat-led penetration tests (TLPT). These exercises, previously known as TIBER, are designed to validate resilience against sophisticated, targeted attacks under real-world conditions.

DEFION’s Red Teaming approach aligns with these regulatory expectations, helping institutions not only meet compliance requirements but also demonstrate operational resilience to boards, regulators, and customers.

Deliverables

At the end of the exercise, DEFION provides:

• A comprehensive report detailing attack paths, exploited weaknesses, and detection gaps.

• A strategic roadmap with prioritised recommendations to strengthen prevention and response.

• An executive summary highlighting key risks and business impact.

• A presentation session with our Red Team experts to walk you through findings and next steps.

Why Red Teaming by DEFION?

• Full-spectrum view – testing not just technology, but also people and processes.

• Expertise at the highest level – our team holds advanced certifications (e.g., CTRO, CRTL, OSEP) and specialises exclusively in adversary simulation.

• Proven methodology – structured exercises designed for safety, realism, and business relevance.

• Actionable insight – clear, prioritised recommendations for both strategic and operational improvement.

• Minimal operational impact – robust safeguards to protect business continuity during testing.

The Business Value

Red Teaming helps you move beyond assumptions. It answers critical board-level questions:

• How would a real attacker target us?

• How far could they go before being detected?

• How would our teams respond under pressure?

• Are we prepared to meet DORA/TLPT compliance requirements?

Who is this for?

For organisations seeking to validate incident response readiness, protect critical assets, and demonstrate resilience to regulators, customers, and partners, Red Teaming is an essential next step.