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Red, Blue or Purple Team?

A fake invoice email, a tuned SIEM alert, a debrief where both sides compare notes: red team, blue team or purple team?

⚑ Complete this interactive to capture a CTF flag worth 5 points.

About this interactive

The Red Teams and Blue Teams lesson gives the two sides of an exercise their labels. Red team: offense. They act as the attacker or pen tester, trying to get into the network, exploit weaknesses and do something with the access. Blue team: defense. They guard the network, watch for the attack, and keep the red team out or throw it out. Purple team: the go-between, red and blue combined. It keeps the two coordinated and the exercise running smoothly, so what the attackers learn reaches the defenders. Security+ uses the words offensive, defensive and integrated for the same ideas. A quick test for each card: is the person attacking, defending, or making the two sides work together?

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Security+
5.5 Explain types and purposes of audits and assessments.
ISC2 CISSP
6.2 Conduct security control testing

Key terms

Red Team
The offensive security team responsible for simulating attacks and attempting to exploit vulnerabilities in a network or system.
Blue Team
The defensive security team responsible for protecting systems and networks against attacks, including those simulated by a red team.
Purple Team
A coordinating function or team that facilitates collaboration and communication between red and blue teams to improve overall security effectiveness.
Penetration Testing
An authorized simulated attack on a system to identify and evaluate security vulnerabilities.

Topics

Vulnerability Management Penetration Testing Interactive Categorize

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