CYBER RISK MANAGEMENT

Purple Team Exercises

Up-level your organization’s ability to effectively detect and prevent cyberthreats by collaborating with Unit 42’s offensive security engineers to strategically orchestrate security testing in parallel with network monitoring and incident response processes.
BENEFITS

Improve organizational awareness and readiness to respond


Prepare for real-world cybersecurity incidents through simulations where your key stakeholders team up to respond to cybersecurity incidents based on actual cases handled by Unit 42®. Using Unit 42 threat intelligence specific to your industry and region, you will participate in simulations with customized scenarios that are the most likely to impact your organization.

SERVICE FEATURES

Here’s what we deliver


Up-level your detection and response capabilities by collaborating with Unit42 to identify alerting gaps, tune defenses and enhance security operations practices.

PHISHING SIMULATION EXERCISES
PHISHING SIMULATION EXERCISES

PHISHING SIMULATION EXERCISES

PENETRATION TESTING
PENETRATION TESTING

PENETRATION TESTING

DEFENSE & ALERTING RECOMMENDATIONS
DEFENSE & ALERTING RECOMMENDATIONS

DEFENSE & ALERTING RECOMMENDATIONS

CUSTOM PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT
CUSTOM PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT

CUSTOM PAYLOAD DEPLOYMENT

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

DETAILED TECHNICAL REPORTING
DETAILED TECHNICAL REPORTING

DETAILED TECHNICAL REPORTING

RECOMMENDATIONS & REMEDIATION STEPS
RECOMMENDATIONS & REMEDIATION STEPS

RECOMMENDATIONS & REMEDIATION STEPS

METHODOLOGY

Test your defenses against real-world threats

PREPARE
Establish rules of engagement

Establish rules of engagement

Unit 42 will issue a pre-engagement survey to ensure alignment on scope, timeline, restrictions, limitations and objectives.

GO PHISHING
Conduct phishing campaigns

Conduct phishing campaigns

Our team will conduct a series of phishing campaigns to test the email security capabilities and employee security awareness in an attempt to gain initial access.

EXPLOIT
Exploit targets

Exploit targets

After gaining initial access, our experts will attempt to bypass security controls using a variety of tools and techniques.

ESCALATE
Move laterally or escalate privileges

Move laterally or escalate privileges

Unit 42 will test whether we can gain access to likely attacker objectives, including gathering credentials and accessing sensitive data.

RESTORE
Remove any testing artifacts

Remove any testing artifacts

Upon completion, Unit 42 will ensure that any custom or non-native code, programs, software and false user accounts are removed.

IMPROVE
Provide findings and recommendations

Provide findings and recommendations

We will deliver a detailed report with findings and assessments that measure the business impact. Next steps and recommendations will be included.

WHY UNIT 42

World-renowned security experts, always in your corner


As an industry-leading threat intelligence, cyber risk management and incident response organization, it's our job to help you prepare and respond to some of the most challenging threats so that your team can get back to business faster. As threats escalate, we act as your trusted partner to advise and strengthen your security strategies.

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WEBINAR

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DATASHEET

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CASE STUDY

Multinational Organization Enhances Defenses by Stress Testing Its Cybersecurity Program

CASE STUDY

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Go from reactive to proactive

Our consultants serve as your trusted advisors to assess and test your security controls against the right threats, transform your security strategy with an intelligence-informed approach, and respond to incidents in record time.
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